Latest News

Tag

//ESSA
0

Alabama’s A-F School Grading System Is Almost Ready

This December, Alabamians will finally see letter grades linked to accountability measures for each of our nearly 1,400 public schools. Plans are being finalized for the A-F school grading system, and the most recent draft, assumed to be final, was presented at September’s state...
Posted On Sep 14 2016
, By
0

Public Meetings for the Every Student Succeeds Act Start Tuesday, August 9

Here’s your chance to weigh in with state department of education officials about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA is the new federal law replacing No Child Left Behind. Malissa Valdes-Hubert, Public Information Manager for the Alabama State Department of...
Posted On Aug 08 2016
, By
0

Governor’s ESSA Committee Has Completed First Round of Meetings, Here’s What’s Next

The statewide committee charged with planning for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) recently completed their first round of sub-committee meetings. The Governor’s web page for ESSA has been updated to include meeting notes from four of the seven...
Posted On Jul 11 2016
, By
0

Governor’s ESSA Committee Moving Forward – Website Live Now

By December 1, Alabama’a Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state implementation committee will recommend how to implement provisions of the law to the Alabama State Board of Education. The State Board of Education will then have a few months to tweak the plan as it deems...
Posted On Jun 20 2016
, By
0

Weigh In on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Sure, summer is (almost) here. But what could be better than reading through proposed rules for accountability provisions in the new federal education law and sharing your thoughts with the U.S. Department of Education through their online portal? On the one hand, the timing is...
Posted On May 26 2016
, By
0

Alabama’s Governor Takes the Lead to Implement ESSA

Gov. Robert Bentley issued an Executive Order on Thursday establishing a state-level committee to make recommendations to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) last December. Though regulations for implementing ESSA are not expected...
Posted On Mar 18 2016
, By
0

Hartselle Superintendent Talks Local Control in U.S. Congressional Hearing Wednesday

Hartselle City Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul “Vic” Wilson will be the only school district superintendent in the country with a seat at the table to talk with a Congressional subcommittee about the importance of local control under the Every Student Succeeds Act...
Posted On Feb 09 2016
, By
0

Updates and Deadlines for Participation: SEAP and ESSA

Two important updates and deadlines and participation about special education in Alabama: First, the Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP) meeting is Wednesday, January 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The meeting is being held in Montgomery, but you can participate via WebEx by...
Posted On Jan 19 2016
, By
0

No Child Left Behind Gets Left Behind

And, just like that, No Child Left Behind gets…left behind. The U.S. Senate passed a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), called the Every Student Succeeds Act by a vote of 85-12. President Obama is expected to sign it into law on Thursday....
Posted On Dec 09 2015
, By
0

What Alabama’s House Delegation Said About the Every Student Succeeds Act

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the replacement for the 14-year-old No Child Left Behind Act, by a vote of 359-64. All 64 no votes came from Republicans. Alabama’s representatives were split: four voting yes,...
Posted On Dec 03 2015
, By

Alabama School Connection Tweets

School Tweets – direct from Twitter

Creative Commons License
This work by Alabama School Connection is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy

Past Editions of K-12 Must-Read News

August 29 to September 25, 2016
July 25 to August 28, 2016
June 24 to July 24, 2016
May 23 to June 23, 2016
May 2 to May 22, 2016
April 18 to May 1, 2016
March 16 to April 17, 2016
February 23 to March 15, 2016
February 1 to February 22, 2016
January 11 to January 31, 2016
December 21, 2015, thru January 10, 2016
November 30 thru December 20
November 11 thru November 30
October 21 thru November 10
October 6 thru October 20
September 14 thru October 5
August 24 thru September 13
August 3 thru August 23
July 16 thru August 2
June 18 thru July 13
May 19 thru June 17, 2015
May 18, 2015
April 27, 2015
March 30, 2015
March 11, 2015
February 2, 2015
January 5, 2015
December 16, 2014

All past editions available on Storify at https://storify.com/ALSchoolConnect

This website is intended for informational purposes only. The ASC is a nonprofit news organization and exists only to keep the public informed of issues as they relate to the K-12 education system in Alabama. In the event you feel an error has been made, please contact us immediately at the e-mail link below. The ASC does not maintain offices nor a working telephone number dedicated for the organization. Links are provided as a courtesy, not as an endorsement.