In a new issue brief, iNACOL “highlights case studies and action steps for policymakers to deepen their understanding of state funding strategies to support innovation in K-12 education.” The brief notes that ESSA gives states the opportunity to use federal funding to build capacity for...
The Brookings Institution’s Nora Gordon writes that policy researchers often lament how infrequently their work is put into practice. But while “the statutory push in ESSA for schools to use evidence may seem an elegant solution to this dilemma, it also poses a real risk...
Education Drive’s analysis of ESSA’s proposed guidelines and regulations for state testing show that, while there are still questions, there is more opportunity for test flexibility than under No Child Left Behind. ESSA “creates space for innovation” in testing, something discouraged under NCLB’s “Adequate Yearly...
Michael McCormick, superintendent of the Val Verde Public School District, spoke at The Atlantic’s annual Education Summit, noting he believes there is a tension in our education system between compliance and innovation as a result of ESSA. He also commented that he believes his state...
