The Alabama ESSA Implementation Committee – in partnership with the state Dept. of Education – held the first round of subcommittee meetings this past week. Subcommittee meetings were held on Educator Effectiveness, Schools and District Improvement, Early Learning, Title Programs, Data Collection and Reporting, Accountability,...
The ESSA Implementation Committee – a group appointed by Governor’s office in March – has launched a webpage that contains basic information about the committee and how the public can provide comment to the committee. Public comments will be taken through October 30, 2016 and...
State Board of Education member Matthew Brown is receiving criticism for his appointment of Ryan Cantrell, state director for the pro-school choice group the Alabama Federation for Children, to the ESSA stakeholder group, noting Cantrell’s large contribution to Brown’s campaign. Read more here.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s primers include individual state by state accountability system fact sheets, which detail each state’s current accountability system, what could change under ESSA, and what to be asking state leaders. See details about your state here.
Governor Robert Bentley held the inaugural meeting of the ESSA Implementation Committee this week. The 27-member committee includes superintendents and members of county school boards, school principals, state Department of Education officials and education policy advocates from across Alabama. Read more here.
