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Tag Archives: Every Student Succeeds Act
Congressional leaders file bill to fund education through rest of fiscal year
Source: National School Boards Association This morning, congressional leaders filed a consolidated appropriations bill (H.R. 244) to fund education and other programs throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2017. Access the text of the bill for the Departments of Labor, … Continue reading
MDE releases preliminary decisions for state Every Student Succeeds Act plan
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has worked with a diverse group of stakeholders to shape Minnesota’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan, which will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education in September 2017. Visit http://www.mnmsba.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Minnesota-ESSA-StatePlanPreliminaryDecisions-April2017.pdf to view an … Continue reading
MDE looking for ESSA feedback via short survey
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has created a survey to gather feedback about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). MDE’s survey is available online at http://survey.mn.gov/s.asp?k=148415376728. Commissioner Brenda Cassellius provided MSBA members with an “ESSA Update” Thursday during the … Continue reading
State ESSA Accountability Advisory Committee votes to delay identifying schools and submitting plan
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Assessment Committee met Tuesday, December 6, at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) office in Roseville to review final regulations, hear from Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and discuss current recommendations from stakeholders. In general, … Continue reading
U.S. Department of Education releases final regulations for implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released the final regulations for states’ implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). See http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/essaaccountstplans1129.pdf for the final regulations. The final regulations reflect some of the feedback they received from states, school districts … Continue reading
Rep. Kline, Rep. Rokita release statement on U.S. Education Department’s final accountability regulations
Source: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Rep. John Kline (R-Minnesota), chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Indiana), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, issued … Continue reading
U.S. Department of Education releases final regulations for Accountability and State Plans
Source: National School Boards Association Six months after proposing draft regulations for Accountability and State Plans and four months after the public comment period closed, the U.S. Department of Education posted the final rule on its website Monday morning. The … Continue reading
