The Tribune-Democrat’s David Hurst writes about state reactions to Pennsylvania’s ESSA plan. “Pennsylvania’s plan reflects our guiding principles of transparency, equity and innovation – and provides new flexibility to schools as they prepare students for success after graduation,” state Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera said....
“Pennsylvania’s roadmap for where it wants to take K-12 education over the next 13 years is comprehensive but lacks enough rigor or detail in key areas, earning a lackluster review from an independent panel of school accountability experts,” writes Jan Murphy.
Approved State Plans Alabama: Final Plan Approved (5/7/18) Alaska: Final Plan Approved (5/16/18) Arizona: Final Plan Approved (9/6/17) Arkansas: Final Plan Approved (1/16/18) Colorado: Final Plan Approved (5/7/18) Connecticut: Final Plan Approved (8/15/17) Delaware: Final Plan Approved (8/2/17) District of Columbia: Final Plan Approved (8/28/17) Georgia:...
Pennsylvania State Senator John H. Eichelberger Jr. says the State’s Department of Education “ignored the recommendations of legislative committee chairmen” on the state’s ESSA plan, which was “submitted Sept. 18 for assessment by the U.S Secretary of Education.” Eichelberger has written Education Secretary DeVos “asking...
In Pennsylvania, the Altoona Mirror reports that, after months of discussion and working together, the “chairmen of the state House and Senate Education committees were left unsatisfied” with the state’s most recent ESSA plan.
Now that Pennsylvania has released its draft plan, Pennsylvanians have until August 31 to provide comments.
Under ESSA, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education will “cut the classroom prep time and test questions for statewide standardized tests students take in many grades.” According to Gov. Tom Wolf, “This reduction will ease the stress placed on our kids, and will allow students and...
Pennsylvania released its draft ESSA public comment. The public is invited to review and comment on the plan through Aug. 31
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Education is asking for public comment on the state’s draft ESSA plan. The department will accept feedback until August 29.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera and 2015 Teacher of the Year Mairi Cooper stress the need for policymakers to listen to teachers in the classroom when it comes to creating the state’s ESSA plan and ensuring greater educational equity. Citing ESSA as an “opportunity...
