Making the Most of ESSA: Opportunities to Advance STEM Education (Education First) Purpose: Education First, with support from the Overdeck Family Foundation, examined 25 state plans (including 17 submitted plans and an additional eight draft plans) to identify leverage points for...
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REPORT ROLL CALL — The Southern Regional Education Board, a nonprofit, details how 15 states aligned classroom instructional materials to state academic standards aimed at preparing students for college and career. — Education First, an organization that focuses on improvement...
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Science education advocates are among those cheering the new federal education law known as the Every Student Succeeds Act: It’s an opportunity to get science on the radar screen in a way they couldn’t under ESSA’s predecessor. The former law...
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“There’s a lot of reliance on that needs assessment being the vehicle through which you’ll identify the appropriate interventions,” said Terra Wallin, who worked as a career staffer at the federal Education Department on school turnaround issues and is now...
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Education First, with the support of Overdeck Family Foundation, is proud to release Making the Most of ESSA: Opportunities to Advance STEM Education. The publication recommends concrete practices to help ensure that four of the most common science, technology, engineering...
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High-quality STEM education is necessary to grow our economy, meet workforce needs and inspire young minds; ESSA provides an opportunity for states to drive their STEM education forward. The report is grounded in our analysis of STEM in all 17...
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. . . But one expert said the main pieces of the state’s plan fared relatively well in the review. “Unlike other states, Nevada did not get called out for its goals not being ambitious enough or not clear,” said...
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Opportunities exist in Title II-A, now more than ever before, to design and fund strategies uniquely tailored to support school and teacher leaders. States are preparing to submit their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans in April, and after reviewing...
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State education agencies have a unique opportunity through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to access the funding and support needed to advance their approach to teacher leadership. The State Teacher Leadership Toolkit provides a playbook for states to develop...
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Few states have had as exciting a journey for public education as Delaware. Fueled by multi-million dollar grants, a committed coalition of public and private stakeholders, and a consistent focus on a few key areas, Delaware has witnessed improvements on...
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