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
ESSA: Mapping Opportunities for the Arts This Special Report highlights the ways that states and districts can engage the arts in the ongoing work of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Designed to continue growing as ESSA implementation proceeds, this report currently contains chapters exploring the opportunities for arts education within the following topics: Accountability, Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement, State Plans, Tiers of Evidence, Title I, Well-Rounded Education and Title IV.