Education Commission of the States' Resources
Arts-Related Resources
- “Waiving” Goodbye to No Child Left Behind, Americans for the Arts
- To Elevate the Role of Arts Education, Measure It, Brookings
- Meet Title I Goals Using the Arts, California Alliance for Arts Education
- Key Arts Education Provisions under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Council of Chief State School Officers
- ESSA & Music Education: Impact & Opportunity, SXSW EDU 2018
- EdTA’s ESSA Guide to Theatre Education Opportunities, Educational Theatre Association
- In ESSA, Arts Are Part of ‘Well-Rounded Education’, Education Week
- State-by-State Guide for Arts Education Funding, Grantmakers in the Arts
- Every Student Succeeds Act – Resources for Orchestras, League of American Orchestras
- ESSA Implementation and Online Resources, National Art Education Association
- ESSA: Title IV-A Toolkit, National Association for Music Education
- Everything ESSA, National Association for Music Education
- Model ESSA State Plan: Louisiana, National Association for Music Education
- Behind the Curtain, National Dance Education Organization
- ESSA: A Summary of the Law as it Pertains to Arts Education, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
- Research on Arts Integration — An ESSA Evidence Review, Wallace Foundation
General ESSA Resources
- The Every Student Succeeds Act – Full Text
- ESSA and Afterschool: Tips for Planning and Executing a Meeting, Afterschool Alliance
- ESSA Toolkit, Afterschool Alliance
- Everything You Need to Know About the Every Student Succeeds Act, Alliance for Excellent Education
- ESSA Essentials for Educators, ASCD
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act – Comparison of the No Child Left Behind Act to the Every Student Succeeds Act, ASCD
- Learning Mindsets and Skills, Center for American Progress
- The Every Student Succeeds Act Resources, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Social and Emotional Learning and Development, Conditions for Learning, and Whole Child Supports in ESSA State Plans, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Fast Fact: The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, The Education Trust
- ESEA Reauthorization: The Every Student Succeeds Act Explained, Education Week
- What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts, First Five Years Fund
- Federal Law: The Every Student Succeeds Act, Foundation for Excellence in Education
- ESEA Reauthorization | Every Student Succeeds Act, The Hunt Institute
- Equity and ESSA – Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act, Learning Policy Institute
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Overview, National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Summary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Legislation Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), National Parent and Teacher Association
- How the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning, RAND Corporation
- Investing in Successful Summer Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Rand Corporation
- Afterschool Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Research for Action
Implementation and State Plan Resources
- How ESSA and IDEA Can Support College and Career Readiness for Students With Disabilities: Considerations for States, American Youth Policy Forum
- Elevating School Leadership in ESSA Plans: A Guide for States, Council of Chief State School Officers
- State ESSA Websites/Plans, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Comprehensive State Plan Writing Tool, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Innovative Approaches and Measurement Considerations for the Selection of the School Quality and Student Success Indicator under ESSA, Council of Chief State School Officers
- ESSA Implementation Timeline, Council of Chief State School Officers
- Music and Arts Education Opportunities within ESSA State Planning (Revised Template), National Association for Music Education
- ESSA Implementation Begins, National Association of Education
- State Education Standard: Building on State ESSA Plans, National Association of State Boards of Education
- Principals Action Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act, National Association of Elementary School Principals
Stakeholder Engagement Resources
State Roles and Responsibilities Under ESSA
Tiers of Evidence
- ESSA and Research Evidence: Opportunities and Challenges for States, American Youth Policy Forum
- Evidence-Based Practices in Education, Afterschool Alliance
- What Works? Evidence-Based Policymaking Under ESSA, Building State Capacity and Productivity Center
- ESSA and Evidence: Why it Matters, Chiefs for Change
- Evidence-Based and its Use in ESSA, Council of Chief State School Officers
- An SEA Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement, Florida Center for Reading Research
- School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review, RAND Corporation
- Evidence-based Policy Provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, Results for America
- Non-Regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments, U.S. Department of Education
- Review of Evidence: Arts Integration Research Through the Lens of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Commissioned by the Wallace Foundation
U.S. Department of Education Resources
Webinars
- State-Level Strategies for Bridging Schools & Afterschool in ESSA, Afterschool Alliance
- What’s Next for ESSA in Your State?, Americans for the Arts
- ESSA and Supporting College and Career Readiness and Success for Youth Experiencing Homelessness, American Youth Policy Forum
- ESSA Webinar Series, ASCD
- Leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Advocate for the Arts, Grantmakers in the Arts
- ESSA Passage and Next Steps, National Association for Music Education
- Federal Funding Facts!, National Association for Music Education
- OTLs, Title IV & You!, National Association for Music Education
- The “411” on the New Federal Education Law, ESSA, National Association of Music Merchants
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV Provisions, National Association of Secondary School Principals
- Leveraging ESSA’s Title II for Job-Embedded Professional Development, National Association of State Boards of Education
