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Alabamians Ask; Trump Administration Enables State Control of Assessments

July 11, 2017 By Eunie Smith and Deborah Love

Smith & Love: States should pursue their own course under an administration that in Alabama’s case showed respect for local and state control of education.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: ACT Aspire, Alabama, assessments, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education

Betsy DeVos’ Hard Line on Every Student Succeeds Act

July 10, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Betsy DeVos has fully embraced the power ESSA gave her to approve state accountability plans and has no trouble with exerting federal control.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Education Week, Every Student Succeeds Act, New York Times

Another Mess ESSA Made

June 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Jay Matthews: “In the spirit of confusing bipartisanship,” the Every Student Succeeds Act insisted each state define what an ineffective teacher was.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: assessments, Every Student Succeeds Act, Ineffective Teachers, Jay Matthews

What Do the Feds Expect Us To Do Without the ESSA Waiver?

June 15, 2017 By Betty Peters

Betty Peters: Is the US Department of Education afraid allowing Alabama to choose its assessment would make it stray too far from the federal corral?

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: ACT Aspire, Alabama, Alabama State Board of Education, Betsy DeVos, Betty Peters, Donald Trump, ESSA Waivers, Every Student Succeeds Act, Michael Sentance

Nebraska Seeks Public Input on Science Standards

May 16, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Nebraska Department of Education has opened up their science standards (which look a lot like the Next Generation Science Standards) for public comment.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Next Generation Science Standards Tagged With: Citizens for Objective Public Education, Nebraska, Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska Science Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Robert Lattimer

Bill Bennett Doesn’t Know What He Is Talking About

May 16, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Some of the points that former education secretary Bill Bennett made in his op/ed defending the Every Student Succeeds Act are confused.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Bill Bennett, Common Core State Standards, Every Student Succeeds Act, Massachusetts, Pioneer Institute

(Video) New Local Control: Excluding Parents From Education

May 15, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Lynne Taylor and Kirsten Lombard point out that local control is another term that is whose meaning is twisted in an effort to actually subvert it.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Every Student Succeeds Act, local control, parental control

(Video) School Choice: The Hidden Dangers for All

May 12, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Lynne Taylor and Kirsten Lombard discuss the clear and hidden meanings of school choice that is currently shaping education policy.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Homeschool / Private School Tagged With: ds, ESEA, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, FreedomProject Media, Kirsten Lombard, Lynne Taylor, school choice

Virginia Foxx: “Sometimes Doing Nothing From the Federal Level Is Good”

April 17, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) tells McClatchy in an interview that when it comes to education “sometimes doing nothing from the federal level is good.”

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Federalized Education Tagged With: Anna Douglas, Every Student Succeeds Act, House Education and Workforce Committee, McClatchy, Virginia Foxx

Tell Your State to Slow Their Roll With ESSA State Plans

March 20, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

States should take the time legally allowed before submitting their state accountability plan required by ESSA to solicit and and post public feedback.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Every Student Succeeds Act, State Accountability Plans

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