Key Issue: ESSA

The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, has opened the door for Pennsylvania to be smarter about how it uses student test results. President Obama signed it into law in December 2015, replacing No Child Left Behind.

ESSA gives states and school districts the opportunity to change the high-stakes consequences of standardized tests.

ESSA Implementation

ESSA implementation in Pennsylvania

Infographic: Recommendations from PA Department of Education Workgroups (January 2017)
Report: The Every Student Succeeds Act in Pennsylvania: Recommendations From Stakeholder Work Groups and Associated Research (October 2016)

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"PSEA encourages policymakers to use the new flexibility in ESSA to build an accountability system that reduces reliance on state test scores and helps all schools improve." - PSEA President Jerry Oleksiak

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PSEA testimony on ESSA implementation (May 2016)
ESSA information (Pennsylvania Dept. of Education)
With Passage of Every Student Succeeds Act, Life After NCLB Begins (NEA Today, Dec. 2015)
Graphic: How ESSA reduces high-stakes testing (NEA Today, Dec. 2015)
NEA news release: U.S. Senate ushers in new era in public education with historic vote
Every Student Succeeds Act (Lily's Blackboard, Dec. 2015)

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