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9/11’s Permanent Mark on NCLB: Tragedy, Triumph & Failure

Kevin Mahnken

Ed Dept Warns: COVID’s Added Toll on Underserved Kids Sparks ‘Great Concern'

Joshua Parrish

More Kids Off Track to Graduate: High Schools Race to Reach Disengaged Seniors

Joshua Parrish

5 Ways COVID Is Reshaping Schools: Florida Nixes Consequences From Spring Tests

Joshua Parrish

7 Ways COVID Is Reshaping Education: Feds Waive Requirements for Michigan School

Joshua Parrish

Fixing ESSA's Innovative Assessment Initiative

Abby Javurek

This Week’s ESSA News: New Jersey Considers Extending Special Ed Eligibility, Virginia Educators Brace for Fallout From Enrollment Decline, Auditor Says D.C. Failed to Collect School Data & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: New York Decouples HS Graduation from Annual Exams, California Publishes School Spending Data, a Push to Use Testing to Help Identify ‘Missing’ Kids & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: New Online Literacy Program Offers Baltimore Students Personalized Support, Florida Says English Proficiency Tests Are Optional, Arts Education Advocates Call for Post-Pandemic Reset & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: Enrollment Soars at Washington State Charters During Pandemic, Wyoming Hits Pause on Accountability, a Growing Divide in Idaho’s Graduation Rate & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: Tennessee Uses Relief Funds For Literacy Initiative, Georgia Boosts Rural STEM Access, Murray Sees ‘Moral Responsibility’ in Tracking COVID Learning Loss & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: California Commission Aims to Use Schools as ‘Wellness Centers’, District of Columbia Claims Big Jump in Graduation Rate During Pandemic & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: Greater School District Transparency for New York Parents, Backlash in Kentucky Over Unuseful School Spending Data, DC Concerns That Covid Will Derail Accountability & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: How States Like West Virginia Can Strengthen Mental Health Supports Even Amid a Pandemic, How Districts Are Bracing for Budget Cuts, Why Arts Education Matters & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: Wyoming to Supplement School Days With After-School Programs, Another Year of Incomplete School Report Cards in Indiana, Feds Remind States on Students With Disabilities & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: Indiana Acts to Boost Literacy, How the Pandemic Is Affecting States’ Use of Federal Funds, a New Toolkit to Boost Arts Education & More

Joshua Parrish

This Week’s ESSA News: How Congress Could Use the ‘Direct Student Services’ Provision to Route Aid to Struggling Kids, Fresh Concerns Over Eroding School Infrastructure, Why Feds Aim to Avoid Testing Waivers & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Rethinking How Attendance Is Tracked During COVID, Kansas Launches Report Card for Students in Foster Care, Local Leaders Trump Trump in Reopening Schools & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Georgia Asks for 2021 Testing Waiver, Virginia Unveils New Teacher Retention Program, Growing ‘COVID Slide’ Concerns for English Learners & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: School Groups Urging Congress to Relax Special Ed Mandate, CARES Act Funds Reach Schools in Pennsylvania, Prioritizing Arts Education in School Reopenings & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: House Would Give Schools $60 Billion in Relief Aid, Concerns Over Growing Principal Shortage, Texas District Wins Music Ed Award for 6th Straight Year & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Rethinking Student Evaluations Amid the Pandemic, Kansas Receives Federal Early Ed Grant, Groups Call on Congress to Boost K-12 Funding & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Indiana Prioritizing Connection Over Attendance During Pandemic, Oklahoma’s Push for Pre-K, DeVos’s Escalating Campaign to Promote School Choice & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Concerns Over Another School Rating Overhaul in Kentucky, $3 Billion More for Emergency Education Relief Fund, Taking Attendance Amid the Pandemic & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Texas Waives Testing, Concerns Over CARES Act Transparency, New Rules to Unify Standards at the Bureau of Indian Education & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Current Law Restricts DeVos’s Waiver Powers, Homeschooled Students Not Necessarily Freed From Annual Tests & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: A New Way to Compare Graduation Rates, Illinois Becomes First State to Feature Arts as Key State Measure, Feds Grant Testing Waivers & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: How Coronavirus Could Warp Absenteeism Data, Using School-Level Spending Data to Better Understand Classroom Equity & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Montana’s Rural Schools Spared From Federal Cuts, Leveraging ESSA Funds for STEAM Education, Expanding Support for Military Kids & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Kentucky Looks to Revamp School Accountability System, DeVos Announces Initiative to Combat Sexual Assault Involving School Employees, Testing Innovations & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Idaho Chief Warns Against Repealing Academic Standards, Federal Funding for STEAM Education, DeVos Sees Block Grants Driving Local Flexibility & More

Erika Ross

This Week’s ESSA News: Senators Push for Analysis on Early College High Schools, an Ohio Argument to Boost Federal Education Funding, New Spending Data Sparks Debates & More

Erika Ross

Education Accountability: 5 State Leaders on Why It Matters for the Students They Serve — The ‘A’ Word

Anne Wicks