Key differences between the new ESSA act and No Child Left ...

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Under NCLB education standards and funding were under the control of the federal government in Washington. ESSA, on the other hand, ... We'rebigfansofthenewESSAact.   Andunlessyou’vebeenonMarsforthepastfewmonthsyou’relikelyawareoftheneweducationlawthatreplacedNoChildLeftBehind. Butwhatarethedifferencesbetweenthetwolaws? WewouldarguethatthebiggestdifferencebetweenthetwolawsisESSA’sfocusongreaterautonomyforeachindividualstate. Putanotherway,thisgiveseachstatemorecontrolovereducationstandardsandpolicythanNoChildLeftBehinddid. Ok,somorepowertothestates,that’sallwellandgoodbutwhatdoesthatmeaninapracticalsense?Whatdoesthatmeanformyschoolanddistrict? Let’sdivedeeper: UnderNCLBeducationstandardsandfundingwereunderthecontrolofthefederalgovernmentinWashington.ESSA,ontheotherhand,givesstatesmorecontrolovereducationstandardsandthefundingthatschoolsreceive.Thisisagoodthing.Aswe’vewrittenaboutbefore,whoknowsyourschoolordistrictbetterthanthepeoplewhohavetheirbootsontheground? WiththeESSAactineffect,proficiencystandardsarenowwithinstatecontrol,meaning,testscoreswillnowbesubjecttostandardssetbyyourownstate(unlikefederalstandardsunderNCLB).Youcanbeassuredthatthese,morelocal,standardswilltakeintoaccounttheuniquelearningenvironment,demographicsandeducationalclimateofyourstate. Thequestionofhowtointervenewithfailingschoolswillfalltothestatesaswell.UnderNCLBstateswererequiredtosupportfailingschoolswithoneoffivefederalmodels.UnderESSAeachstatecannowchoosehowtheywouldlike tohelpanunderperformingschool.Inordertosupportthisnewresponsibility,stateshaveincreasedtheset-asideforTitleIallocationsforschoolimprovementfrom4%to7%. UnderNCLBschoolswererequiredtohave,atleast,95%ofeligiblestudentsparticipateinstandardizedtestsorriskpunishment.ESSA,ontheotherhand,nowgivesthepowertothestatestodeterminehowmuchweightisgiventoaschool’sparticipationinassessmenttesting. Areyousensingathemehere?Greaterfreedomforstatestocontrolthecurrentandfutureclimateofeducationthemselves. Wefeelthisisastepintherightdirection. IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutESSAwecreatedagreatinfographicthatsummarizesthenewlawrighthere. 4 Like Comment Share Tovieworaddacomment,signin Tovieworaddacomment,signin 5EducationPodcastsYouShouldListenTo May25,2016 APrescriptionforLearning May24,2016 WhatyouneedtoknowaboutESSA May19,2016 Warning!AreYouSabotagingYourStudents? May16,2016 Educationinformationispower May12,2016 Exploretopics Workplace JobSearch Careers Interviewing SalaryandCompensation Internships EmployeeBenefits SeeAll



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