This week, the U.S. Department of Education has released three documents to assist chief state school officers with implementing key aspects of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
- School improvement guidance for public comment: designed to support States in identifying schools for additional support, partnering with these schools to develop improvement plans, and deploying evidence-based interventions to support continued academic recovery
- Fact Sheet Here
- Guidance Here
- Submit comments on the guidance through October 4 here
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers: this guidance reflects comments received during public comment last year, and is the first, final guidance they have provided on this program since 2004
- Recommendations on public reporting: a Dear Colleague letter outlining recommendations to States for improving public reporting as required under the ESEA