Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius commented on the recently-released scores for the 2016 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments which showed a steep increase in the number of parents opting their students out of taking the state assessments. She notes that, “though ESSA requires that we continue testing, I...
State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius led a forum last week, attended by nearly 300 educators, lawmakers, and community members, as part of ongoing efforts to gather input on how to comply with the federal changes. At the meeting, Cassellius noted that she hopes the updated...
State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius will host an ESSA meeting on July 20th.
The state Dept. of Education released notes from several topic meetings held on ESSA earlier this spring. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, the state will convene specific workgroups on key topics this summer that will contribute significantly to the state plan. In fall...
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.
State Dept. of Education hosted two more of its ESSA topic meetings which focused on foster care and homeless youth, as well as Title I schools. The state Dept. of Ed will hold regional meetings from August to October to lay out ESSA requirements and...
The State Dept. of Education held the first in a series of ESSA topic meetings. Nearly 100 stakeholders from many school boards, district personnel and other associations attended and discussed revamped accountability systems, specifically, the process used to identify schools for improvement or recognition. A...
Last week, school administrators attended a meeting with two of Sen. Al Franken’s advisers to discuss ESSA. According to news coverage, many of the administrators were skeptical of the reform. The ESSA failed to address teacher shortages, financial needs and the lack of school facilities...
