Michael McCormick, superintendent of the Val Verde Public School District, spoke at The Atlantic’s annual Education Summit, noting he believes there is a tension in our education system between compliance and innovation as a result of ESSA. He also commented that he believes his state...
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.
The State Board of Education met to discuss the advancement of their ESSA implementation plan. An initial timeline notes the Board of Education will draft a plan August and September, after which they will conduct a 30-day public comment period. Read more here.
The Assembly Education Committee approved a bill by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to “make the Legislature’s voice known and then to be part of discussions moving forward” surrounding ESSA implementation. What the State Board thinks of the bill will become clearer in two weeks,...
