Obama also praised outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan-who was present for the signing ceremony-for his part in laying the foundation for the new law.
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ESSA strips federal requirements of “highly qualified teachers” and allows for states to adopt their own teacher evaluation system.
States and school districts still have to test 95 percent of their students.
ESSA shifts much of the oversight and responsibility for schools from the federal government to the state – including how accountability is determined and how to define and improve low performing schools.
Freeman said he is happy with the new bill but wishes there was one more change.
Lamar Alexander called it, doesn’t turn out to be a lump of coal and that the result of the Every Student Succeeds Act is success. “We look forward to developing and implementing a high quality system over the coming month and years”. “With the successful reauthorization of this long-overdue law, we will focus on what works for children in our state”.
“This state loves local control, and so the hope is that we turn control over to our local school districts, our local school boards”, said Marisa Perez, the State Board of Education member representing San Antonio.
“I know there’s a push for a reduction of testing”.
The Senate voted 85 to 12 on Wednesday to give final approval to the Every Student Succeeds Act (S.1177), a bill reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It will provide children with more access to high-quality preschools, which will provide them with a strong start in their education.
“The biggest thing with this is the recognition is the need to stay accountable, but really basing it on the demographics of our state, the things we think are important and giving that control back to local states to make decisions important to them based on each individual population”, Schopp said.
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Changes will not come until the 2017-2018 school year.
