August 2018 Perspective Newsletter

August 2018

What's in your state's ESSA accountability plan?

Now that nearly all state accountability plans submitted under ESSA hav e been approv ed, don't forget to use Achiev e's online tracker to see what counts for accountability in your state. You can div e into the details of indiv idual state plans or compare and contrast. Check it out here.

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Pathway 2 Tomorrow: Proposals due this month The new Pathw ay 2 Tomorrow initiativ e is up and running, and proposals for innov ativ e and agile education policy solutions are due on August 31! I n the meantime, you can learn more about P2T in this post by Hanna Skandera and Kira Orange Jones on the Fordham I nstitute's Flypaper blog.

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New high school math program reviews from EdReports

I n July, EdReports released tw o new rev iew s of high school math programs. Take a look at EdReports' w ebsite to read these and many other consumer reports-style rev iew s of curricula and instructional materials for both ELA and math.

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From AL.com: Are Alabama's high school graduates ready for the next step?

AL.com took a look into possible disconnects betw een Alabama's 90.4% graduation rate and the percentage of students w ho w ere actually ready for college or to succeed in a career. Be sure to check out their analysis and data v isualizations - particularly of different indicators of college and career readiness.

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51 state ESSA plans hav e been approv ed by the U.S. Department of Education as of late July, leav ing only one (Florida) yet to be approv ed. See Achiev e's online tracker to learn w hat's in ev ery state's accountability system.

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All students should graduate from high school ready for college, careers, and citizenship.

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