The Update: ESEA Reauthorization | Every Student Succeeds Act
January 14, 2016
On December 10, 2015, the sixth reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed by President Obama. The Every Student Succeeds Act replaces the previous ESEA reauthorization, No Child Left Behind, which had been in place since 2001. States will be expected to make changes in accordance to the new law by the start of the 2017-18 school year. This brief highlights the evolution of the ESEA, as well as key changes in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
To learn more, go to the ESSA resource page.