Not exact matches
«We are pleased to bring this
new and emerging capability to the Westchester County Police — and pleased to be able to share this
great resource with our local, state and
federal law enforcement partners,» Astorino said.
-LSB-...] written, I think the piece that might have had the
greatest impact is an open letter I wrote on my personal blog about the design of accountability systems under the
new federal education
law.
The
new federal education
law provides
great opportunities for states to exercise more authority over their education systems.
Much will change in practice and policy as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces the
law, regulations, and guidance established through NCLB; but two elements of the
new legislation stand out: the shift away from
federal mandates toward
greater state and local authority, and the emphasis on evidence - based school improvement practices.
According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert
federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or
greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the
new education
law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»
The
law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included
new accountability systems based on multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the
greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting
federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.
The
new federal education
law is supposed to return to the states
greater control over their public schools.
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Federal Relations (CSU) Center on
Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Citizen Schools Coalition for Higher Education Assistance Organizations (COHEAO) Consortium for School Networking (COSN) Cornerstone Government Affairs (CGA) Council for a Strong America (CSA) Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Council of the
Great City Schools (CGCS) DeVry Education Group Easter Seals Education Industry Association (EIA) FED ED
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Federal Relations Harvard University Office of
Federal Relations Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HESCE) indiCo International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Johns Hopkins University, Center for Research & Reform in Education (JHU - CRRE) Kent State University Knowledge Alliance Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Magnet Schools of America, Inc. (MSA) Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) National Association for Music Education (NAFME) National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) National Association of Graduate - Professional Students, Inc. (NAGPS) National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC) National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs (NASSGAP) National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL) National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) National Coalition of Classified Education Support Employee Unions (NCCESEU) National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) National Council of State Directors of Adult Education (NCSDAE) National Education Association (NEA) National HEP / CAMP Association National Parent Teacher Association (NPTA) National Rural Education Association (NREA) National School Boards Association (NSBA) National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) National Superintendents Roundtable (NSR) National Title I Association (NASTID) Northwestern University Penn Hill Group Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA) Service Employees International Union (SEIU) State University of
New York (SUNY) Teach For America (TFA) Texas A&M University (TAMU) The College Board The Ohio State University (OSU) The Pell Alliance The Sheridan Group The Y (YMCA) UNCF United States Student Association (USSA) University of California (UC) University of Chicago University of Maryland (UMD) University of Maryland University College (UMUC) University of Southern California (USC) University of Wisconsin System (UWS) US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) Washington Partners, LLC WestEd
«It would be
great if all the politically energized public school supporters turn their attention to things that are less visible but higher impact — like how the
federal government will permit states to implement accountability under the
new ESSA
law.
NAESP is pleased to have played a role in creating the opportunities that are now afforded to schools under the
new law, such as allowing accountability systems to include multiple measures, factoring in elements other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the
greatest challenges; developing clear and concise plans for targeting
federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing local programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.
However, they are coming into much
greater prominence in the national conversation because of ESSA, the
new federal law which «requires multiple measures for accountability, including at least one nonacademic indicator, generally understood to be an SEL measure, such as student engagement, educator engagement, and school climate and safety.»