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States “Shirking” ESSA on Equity Metrics?

States “Shirking” ESSA on Equity Metrics?

October 3, 2018

Dian Schaffhauser writes in T.H.E. Journal that, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education, many states are “shirking” their responsibilities under ESSA when it comes to two equity-focused policies:  how states are defining “‘consistently underperforming’ in identifying schools for targeted support,” and how they are including “student subgroup performance in school ratings.”