In EdWeek Market Brief, Sean Cavanagh takes a look at a webinar which will examine how ESSA is “shaping district purchasing,” and what “this mean for companies and other organizations in the K-12 market.” Cavanagh will moderate the discussion, and he’ll be joined by two...
On September 25, the Senate HELP Committee held a hearing to garner state perspectives on ESSA implementation. The hearing featured education chiefs from Nebraska (Matthew Blomstedt), Delaware (Susan Bunting), and South Carolina (Molly Spearman), as well as the president of Democrats for Education Reform Shavar...
The Senate education committee will be holding a hearing today to listen to the state perspective on implementation of ESSA. The committee have invited education chiefs from Nebraska (Matthew Blomstedt), Delaware (Susan Bunting), and South Carolina (Molly Spearman), as well as the president of Democrats...
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...
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 California Dept. of Education released the final June forum dates for public feedback on the state’s ESSA plan. Barbara Murchison, who has “collected the ESSA input from throughout the state for the last month,” encouraged leaders to attend meetings because, “We are glad to...
The Mississippi Dept. of Education announced a listening tour to discuss the state’s ESSA plan. Meetings will address “measuring student success, resources for parents, subgroup methods of success, teacher and leader quality, and improvement strategies for underperforming schools.”
The California Dept. of Education will host two public meetings in Los Angeles and two online webinars on the state’s ESSA plan. Meetings will be held in English and Spanish. The public comment period ends on June 30.
As states begin to host training sessions on ESSA implementation, Education Week engaged with New Mexico and Louisiana on their efforts. According to New Mexico Education Secretary Hanna Skandera, “despite the criticism from union officials, the state’s plan is a product of all New Mexicans...
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...
