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Alabama Is an Example that Local Control Under ESSA Is a Sham

June 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: The Trump Administration can give lip service to local control, or they actually can respect it and allow Alabama to proceed with a new test.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Federalized Education Tagged With: ACT Aspire, AL.com, Alabama, Alyson Klein, Betsy DeVos, Education Week, ESSA Accountability, Jason Botel, Michael Sentence, Tricia Powell Crain, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education

Where Karen Nussle Goes Wrong with Advice for Betsy DeVos

January 18, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Karen Nussle, the executive director for Conservative Leaders for Education, is about 1/2 right in her advice for Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Common Core, Conservative Leaders for Education, ESSA Accountability, Every Student Succeeds Act, Karen Nussle, William Bennett

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