Essa-implementation
Robert F. Kennedy – ESEA Author and Progressive Proponent of Assessments and Accountability
by Charles Barone I distinctly remember waking up for school the morning of June 6th, 1968 and finding out that Robert F. Kennedy had been shot in Los Angeles just after midnight. My father...
Democrats’ Epic Teacher Pay Proposal: How to Make It a Great Deal for Teachers and Students
by Charles Barone This week, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced a new plan to take the tax cuts Congress gave away last year to the top...
My First-Generation Perspective
By Dana Laurens Last month, I had the privilege of speaking at the annual 1vyG Conference--held at the University of Pennsylvania--on a panel alongside Dr. Sean Vereen, Dr. Laura Perna, and Dr....
ESSA’s Financial “Sleeper Provision” Reminds Us ESSA is about Equity
By Dana Laurens Round two of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan reviews is well underway at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), but one little known provision of the now...
U.S. Department of Education Failure to Enforce ESSA – Part 3: Three of ESSA “Big Four” Troubled By State Violations of ESSA Statute
By Charles Barone and Dana Laurens On Capitol Hill and in hip-hop culture, as the saying goes, “word is bond.” Even those not inclined to adhere to this on principle do so simply...
U.S. Department of Education Failure to Enforce ESSA – Part 2: Abandoning Proficiency Benchmarks Takes the “Every” Out of ESSA
By Dana Laurens and Charles Barone Last week, we focused on ED’s failure to enforce ESSA guardrails that quite sensibly require state accountability system indicators be comparable and statewide. A second set of equally...
ED’s Failure to Enforce ESSA Will Hurt Students – Part 1
by Charles Barone and Dana Laurens As the U.S. Department of Education (ED) undertakes its second round of state plan reviews under the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA), it’s a good time to reflect...
Democratic Voices on ESSA Accountability
by Dana Laurens The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides a great deal of flexibility over the previous federal law when it comes to state design of their school accountability systems. It did, nonetheless,...
Those Talking the ESSA Law Talk Are Not Walking the ESSA Law Walk
by Charles Barone A high-decibel throng of advocates is trying to make the case that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has overstepped its role in its reviews of state plans under the...
Every Student Succeeds Act Peer Review: Be More Consistent, Not Less Rigorous
by Charles Barone and Dana Laurens Feeling confused lately by the Every Student Succeeds Act peer review process? That’s perfectly understandable. Writers, in both the trade and mainstream press, vary greatly in what they think...