The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law in December 2015, replacing No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The passage of ESSA turned control of the country’s K-12 education system back over to the states, giving local legislatures more flexibility surrounding decisions about standards, assessments and other accountability measures. Since Congress passed ESSA, states have been busy writing their own accountability plans which have to be submitted for approval from the federal Department of Education no later than September 2017.
Interactive Map of each state’s ESSA Plans:
School discipline, school climate and equity provisions in ESSA:
Leon Smith, Esq.
Director, Racial Justice Project
Center for Children’s Advocacy
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