In an Education Week op - ed, Atkinson and Chu write that «one of us (Dale Chu) examined important aspects of state ESSA plans as part of an independent peer review» [the Collaborative for Student Success» and Bellwether Education Partners Check State Plans initiative] that identifies both the good and the bad of these plans. (understandingessa.org)
Learn about the changes in federal requirements under ESSA in assessments, accountability, professional development, and others, and how educators can influence the decisions about new state and local policies. (ascd.org)
State and national pundits and advocates — myself included — put a lot emphasis on the importance of ESSA plans for laying out the next generation of education reform. (edstrategy.org)