January 16, 2018 – John Fensterwald of EdSource writes about recent developments regarding the state’s plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Public Advocates is mentioned in the article as a critic of the state’s approach to holding low-performing schools accountable for improvement under ESSA. Among our concerns, the plan can allow schools to set too-modest performance improvement goals that can prevent schools from reaching ESSA’s ambitious standards. Public Advocates shared its concerns in this letter submitted to the State Board of Education.
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