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Tag: Ann Whalen

Here Is The Flexibility ESSA Gave California

California used the new “flexibility” the Every Student Succeeds Act gives to have a new assessment rejected by the U.S Department of Education.

October 7, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Next Generation Science Standards Ann Whalen, California Department of Education, Every Student Succeeds Act, John B. King, Next Generation Science Standards, U.S. Department of Education

Using Two Assessments Could Cost Massachusetts Some Title 1 Funding

Playing the Grinch on Christmas week the U.S. Department of Education warned that Massachusetts could lose some Title 1 funding for using two assessments this spring.

December 29, 2015December 28, 2015 Shane Vander Hart
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Ann Whalen, Boston Globe, Massachusetts, MCAS, Mitchell Chester, PARCC

USDED: No Student Assessment Opt-Outs Allowed

The U.S. Dept. of Education said student assessment opt-outs are not allowed for the 2016 assessments, will this be a policy John King pursue under ESSA?

December 23, 2015 Shane Vander Hart
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Ann Whalen, assessment opt-outs, Every Student Succeeds Act, Mitchell Chester, No Child Left Behind, Parental Opt-Outs11 Comments on USDED: No Student Assessment Opt-Outs Allowed
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