ESSA
Government & Politics abbreviation · US Law
| Stands for | Every Student Succeeds Act |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
ESSA stands for Every Student Succeeds Act, a US law abbreviation.
Federal K-12 education law of 2015 that replaced No Child Left Behind, keeping annual testing in grades 3-8 and once in high school but giving states more freedom to design accountability systems and identify struggling schools.
Example: The state's ESSA plan weighs chronic absenteeism alongside test scores.
Usage notes
President Barack Obama signed it on December 10, 2015 after bipartisan passage. It is the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It barred the federal government from requiring particular academic standards such as the Common Core. States must still identify their lowest-performing 5 percent of schools.
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