NCLB waivers have given states a chance to expand their accountability
systems beyond the law's narrow limits, but most
of the states that have received waivers have not
taken full advantage of that
opportunity.
As the education community begins to discuss the implementation
of the Every Student Achieves Act (ESSA), which is the latest iteration
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), NAESP has identified one overarching and critical challenge: whether states and districts will
take full advantage of new
opportunities afforded under the new law to build comprehensive
systems to support a robust principal pipeline, and, as a matter
of priority, support principals who are currently working in the profession.