Let’s Continue this Conversation: How to Turn New Stakeholder Connections into Long-Term Relationships
This guide is intended to help states assess the engagement strategies used during the ESSA development stage, identify the ones to sustain or refine, and develop a long-term plan that will continue to create opportunities for stakeholders to be heard on this and other education issues.
Major Provisions of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Related to the Education of English Learners
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) commissioned the Penn Hill Group to develop this resource that should benefit states as they begin implementation of ESSA. "The purpose of this document is to describe the major provisions of the recently enacted Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)...
Leveraging ESSA: Policy Opportunities for English Learners in Illinois
The purpose of this resource is to inform English learner (EL) advocates and families to understand the opportunities within the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that can support a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning for ELs. The analysis presented in the resource can also be used as a...
English Learners and ESSA: A TESOL Resource Kit
TESOL's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) resource kit is to support TESOL professionals in understanding how ESSA will affect the field. The resource kit helps educators of ELs understand the essential components of ESSA and provides an overview of the updated law, summaries of the major...
The Working Group on ELL Policy: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
The stated mission of The Working Group on ELL Policy is to bring "a research perspective to developing recommendations, sharing information, and fostering dialogue among educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders about current policy issues affecting English Language Learners." Members of The...
Incorporating English Learner Progress into State Accountability Systems
This paper identifies key issues and questions for state decision makers to consider and explore with regard to how states should include English learners (ELs) in states' accountability systems under ESSA. The primary audience is anyone in a state agency engaged in making decisions about the state...
Including English Learners in Your State Title I Accountability Plan
This brief accompanies the technical paper, Incorporating English Learner Progress into State Accountability Systems (Goldschmidt & Hakuta, 2017) and provides guidance to state teams about including ELs most effectively in their Title I accountability plan.
Consolidated State Plan Peer Review Process Webinar
The U.S. Department of Education held this webinar to share information on the peer review process for the Every Student Succeeds Act consolidated state plans. The slides provide information on the peer review timeline, process, and review criteria. Also included is information on how the...