Every Student Succeeds Act

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The Every Student Succeeds Act is a U.S. federal education law enacted in 2015 that replaced No Child Left Behind and shifts significant accountability and decision-making authority from the federal government to states and local school districts.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
education law
aimsTo close achievement gaps
ensure all students receive a high-quality education
increase state and local control over education accountability
maintain accountability for student outcomes
amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
areaOfLaw education policy
authorizes funding for school improvement activities
funding for state assessments
funding for well-rounded education programs
continues annual statewide assessments introduced under No Child Left Behind
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effectiveInSchoolYear 2017–2018 school year
emphasizes support for struggling schools rather than punitive sanctions
enactmentYear 2015
encourages college and career readiness standards
evidence-based interventions
use of multiple measures of school quality
focusesOn K–12 education
includes Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers
surface form: 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Title I provisions for disadvantaged students
Title II provisions for educators and school leaders
Title III provisions for English learners
Title IV
surface form: Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
limits federal role in school accountability
predecessor No Child Left Behind Act
prohibits federal government from mandating specific academic standards
federal government from requiring adoption of Common Core State Standards
protects disaggregation of student achievement data by subgroup
reduces federal prescriptiveness in accountability formulas
replaces No Child Left Behind Act
requires annual testing in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school
science testing at least once in each grade span
state-designed accountability systems
states to identify and intervene in lowest-performing schools
states to identify schools with consistently underperforming subgroups of students
states to include at least one non-academic indicator of school quality or student success
states to set goals for English language proficiency
states to set goals for graduation rates
states to set long-term goals for academic achievement
shiftsAuthorityTo local school districts
states
shortName Every Student Succeeds Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: ESSA
signedBy Barack Obama
signingDate 2015-12-10
subjectOf education policy debates in the United States

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shortName Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: ESEA
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 amendedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 reauthorizedAs Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
No Child Left Behind Act replacedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
Every Student Succeeds Act shortName Every Student Succeeds Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ESSA
Title II partOf Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act framework
Title IV partOf Every Student Succeeds Act
subject surface form: Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act framework
Title I, Part A partOf Every Student Succeeds Act
Title I, Part A legalBasis Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Public Law 89-10 amendedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers reauthorizedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
Rural Education Achievement Program reauthorizedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
Rural Education Achievement Program reauthorizedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: ESSA
School Improvement Grants (historically) legalBasis Every Student Succeeds Act
subject surface form: School Improvement Grants
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act (transition period)
Magnet Schools Assistance Program authorizedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
Pennsylvania Department of Education implements Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act in Pennsylvania
United States federal education laws includes Every Student Succeeds Act
New Jersey school districts mustComplyWith Every Student Succeeds Act
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction implements Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act in Wisconsin
New Mexico Public Education Department implementsProgram Every Student Succeeds Act
this entity surface form: Every Student Succeeds Act accountability plan for New Mexico
Public Law 107-110 partiallySupersededBy Every Student Succeeds Act
AYP endedOrWeakenedBy Every Student Succeeds Act
subject surface form: Adequate Yearly Progress