Feds Provide Guidance for Changing State ESSA Plans
November 20, 2018
Alyson Klein reports in Education Week that federal officials recently outlined the process for making changes to state ESSA plans. State chiefs who want to do so “must first consult with their governors, and give the education community an opportunity to comment.” After that, they must send the U.S. Education Department a “redlined version of the plan that reflects the proposed changes, a cover letter describing what they want to do differently, and an explanation of how they reached out to the public to get feedback on the revision.” Any changes “that could impact how a state flags low-performing schools in the 2019-20 school year should be submitted by March 1, 2019.” Although submissions after this date will “still be accepted and reviewed,” Kline notes that “states may not be able to implement the changes by next school year.”