Obama signs law overhauling education policy

The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is praising the passage of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and signed by President Barack Obama this morning.

This measure passed the House of Representatives on December 2 with broad bipartisan support, and the president has indicated he will sign the bill into law.

With regard to the new law’s encouragement to states to limit the time students spend testing, Rivera said department staff are working on revising the state exams given to third through eighth graders to shorten the tests while maintaining their validity.

The new law changes much about the federal government’s role in education, largely by scaling back Washington’s influence.

The new law also includes a provision authored by Franken that trains school staff in identifying students with mental illnesses.

He said the new law will build on the momentum from the NCLB and “gets rid of the stuff that doesn’t work”.

There were joined on stage by their Democratic colleagues on their committees, Sen. “There is nothing more essential to living up to the ideals of this nation than to make sure every child is able to live up to their God-given potential”.

President Obama had said as recently as July that he could not support the bills then moving through the House and Senate.

In Iowa, the legislation received praise from education officials both in Des Moines and the Cedar Valley. “I think it’s really a testament of the four leaders of their respective committees that we set that kind of tone”. The excessive testing and test prep created by that accountability system narrowed the curriculum and fueled outrage among parents and teachers across New York State.

– Provide more children access to high-quality preschool.

Douglas Schools Superintendent Alan Kerr said, “Districts all over the country are in unique situations”. There are great opportunities here.

– Hold all students to high academic standards that prepare them for success in college and careers.

“This is the biggest rewrite of our education laws in 25 years”, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday. Instead, it allows states to decide how to intervene with low-performing schools without requiring a waiver from the federal government to do it. Standardized tests will not be the only factor considered when evaluating a school.

President Obama signed what’s called the Every Student Succeeds Act that replaces the No Child Left Behind standards that have dominated education for more than a decade.

Critics have long blasted “Common Core” standards as being elitist and hard for most students.