In Wisconsin and nationwide, new provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act will require states “to report per-pupil spending and spending source by school in each district instead of by the district as a whole.” This new addition to the law is meant to foster...
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) has filed a suit against the Wisconsin Education Agency to “determine if SPI/DPI are illegally implementing federal law [ESSA], without the proper state authority,” WILL argues that the Wisconsin DPI, along with other states, have to get...
Partnerships with national service programs such as AmeriCorps are at the heart of success for Milwaukee Public Schools,” reports Dian Schaffhauser in T.H.E. Journal. As “a recent webinar hosted by the Alliance for Excellent Education laid out, such collaborations can help districts implement plans for...
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:...
Wisconsin submitted its ESSA plan to the U.S. Dept. of Education “over objections from Gov. Scott Walker and conservative groups that it didn’t do enough to embrace innovative ideas, such as expanding taxpayer-funded private school choice programs.”
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker refused to sign the state’s ESSA plan. In a letter Walker and his administration cited concerns with the plan: “Your bureaucratic proposal does little to challenge the status quo for the benefit of Wisconsin’s students
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its second draft ESSA plan for review.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will host the final public session on the state’s ESSA plan. Discussions will focus “around four main points of the plan: school accountability, educator development, school improvement and student supports.”
The Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction will host six public forums to discuss the state’s ESSA plan. The events will feature “short presentations to provide information about the plan followed by guided discussions around four key areas: school accountability, educator development, school improvement, and student...
Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature were briefed on the state’s ESSA plan. The Assembly subsequently passed a measure requiring the “education department to respond to any concerns education committee members raise to the plan.”
