Speaking of…Alyson Klein reports that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos “may have approved Every Student Succeeds Act plans” for dozens of states, but “two of the biggest—Florida and California—are still angling for their federal blessing,” even though “DeVos has singled out school-choice-friendly Florida as a model for...
“U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos hasn’t testified before the House or Senate education committees since becoming secretary more than a year ago—and Democrats aren’t happy about that,” reports Alyson Klein. Democrats “say they want to question DeVos’ choice to approve ESSA plans that they and some...
Linda Borg reports for the Providence Journal that U.S. Secretary of Education DeVos has approved Rhode Island’s ESSA plan. DeVos praised several aspects of the plan, including the state’s “emphasis on challenging coursework such as dual enrollment, giving students credit for dual language literacy, and...
KPVI News 6 reports that the state’s ESSA plan has been approved by the federal government. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra made the announcement on March 29 after receiving a “personal call” from U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
According to WJTV, Mississippi’s ESSA plan has also been approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education DeVos “praised aspects of the plan, especially a new accountability plan, services to assist underperforming schools and collaborative early childhood education measures.” The plan also “includes...
Alyson Klein reports that Secretary DeVos has given “a stamp of approval” to Texas’ ESSA plan. Klein also writes that an “independent review of ESSA plans by Bellwether Education Partners and the Collaborative for Student Success noted that Texas’ long-term goals expected graduation rates for white...
ESSA “was supposed to unleash a wave of innovation by getting Uncle Sam off the backs of state and local educators and restoring local control,” says Education Post Executive Director Peter Cunningham in US News & World Report. “It doesn’t look like they are doing...
According to John Fensterwald at EdSource, California could be closing in on a deal to resolve differences with the U.S. Education Department over the state’s ESSA plan. But recently, the California Board of Education put off voting on these measures and “some board members indicated...
Education Week’s Alyson Klein reports that Secretary DeVos approved 11 more state ESSA plans this week. They include, “Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.”
In the Austin Daily Herald, Solvejg Wastvedt reports that the U.S. Department of Education has approved Minnesota’s ESSA plan, under which the state “will evaluate schools on five factors: state test scores, how many students move up a level on state tests, graduation rates, progress...
