With states around the country beginning to implement the work outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), one of AEP’s priorities is to ensure that the arts and education communities have the resources necessary to engage in the many opportunities ESSA opens up for expanding the arts in U.S. classrooms.
National organizations, research institutes and think tanks are rapidly creating ESSA policy resources to inform stakeholders and position them with the most current information. AEP is working with our partner organizations and other arts and education stakeholders to identify and share those resources with the arts education community. It is important to note that AEP’s position is nonpartisan in sharing these various resources and their implications for the arts.
ESSA: Mapping Opportunities for the Arts
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ESSA and the Arts Education Commission of the States' Resources
Arts-Related Resources
“Waiving” Goodbye to No Child Left Behind , Americans for the ArtsTo Elevate the Role of Arts Education, Measure It , BrookingsMeet Title I Goals Using the Arts , California Alliance for Arts EducationKey Arts Education Provisions under the Every Student Succeeds Act , Council of Chief State School OfficersESSA & Music Education: Impact & Opportunity , SXSW EDU 2018EdTA’s ESSA Guide to Theatre Education Opportunities , Educational Theatre AssociationIn ESSA, Arts Are Part of ‘Well-Rounded Education’ , Education WeekState-by-State Guide for Arts Education Funding , Grantmakers in the ArtsEvery Student Succeeds Act – Resources for Orchestras , League of American OrchestrasESSA Implementation and Online Resources , National Art Education AssociationESSA: Title IV-A Toolkit , National Association for Music Education
Everything ESSA , National Association for Music EducationModel ESSA State Plan: Louisiana , National Association for Music EducationBehind the Curtain , National Dance Education OrganizationESSA: A Summary of the Law as it Pertains to Arts Education , Ohio Alliance for Arts EducationResearch on Arts Integration — An ESSA Evidence Review , Wallace Foundation
General ESSA Resources
The Every Student Succeeds Act – Full TextESSA and Afterschool: Tips for Planning and Executing a Meeting , Afterschool AllianceESSA Toolkit , Afterschool AllianceEverything You Need to Know About the Every Student Succeeds Act , Alliance for Excellent EducationESSA Essentials for Educators , ASCDElementary and Secondary Education Act – Comparison of the No Child Left Behind Act to the Every Student Succeeds Act , ASCDLearning Mindsets and Skills , Center for American ProgressThe Every Student Succeeds Act Resources , Council of Chief State School OfficersSocial and Emotional Learning and Development, Conditions for Learning, and Whole Child Supports in ESSA State Plans , Council of Chief State School OfficersFast Fact: The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 , The Education TrustESEA Reauthorization: The Every Student Succeeds Act Explained , Education WeekWhat Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts , First Five Years FundFederal Law: The Every Student Succeeds Act , Foundation for Excellence in EducationESEA Reauthorization | Every Student Succeeds Act , The Hunt InstituteEquity and ESSA – Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act , Learning Policy InstituteEvery Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Overview , National Association of Secondary School PrincipalsSummary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Legislation Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act , National Conference of State LegislaturesEvery Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) , National Parent and Teacher AssociationHow the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning , RAND CorporationInvesting in Successful Summer Programs: A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act , Rand CorporationAfterschool 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 ForumElevating School Leadership in ESSA Plans: A Guide for States , Council of Chief State School OfficersState ESSA Websites/Plans , Council of Chief State School OfficersComprehensive State Plan Writing Tool , Council of Chief State School OfficersInnovative Approaches and Measurement Considerations for the Selection of the School Quality and Student Success Indicator under ESSA , Council of Chief State School OfficersESSA Implementation Timeline , Council of Chief State School OfficersMusic and Arts Education Opportunities within ESSA State Planning (Revised Template) , National Association for Music EducationESSA Implementation Begins , National Association of EducationState Education Standard: Building on State ESSA Plans , National Association of State Boards of EducationPrincipals 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 ForumEvidence-Based Practices in Education , Afterschool AllianceWhat Works? Evidence-Based Policymaking Under ESSA , Building State Capacity and Productivity CenterESSA and Evidence: Why it Matters , Chiefs for ChangeEvidence-Based and its Use in ESSA , Council of Chief State School OfficersAn SEA Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement , Florida Center for Reading ResearchSchool Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review , RAND CorporationEvidence-based Policy Provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act , Results for AmericaNon-Regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments , U.S. Department of EducationReview 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 AllianceWhat’s Next for ESSA in Your State? , Americans for the ArtsESSA and Supporting College and Career Readiness and Success for Youth Experiencing Homelessness , American Youth Policy ForumESSA Webinar Series , ASCDLeveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to Advocate for the Arts , Grantmakers in the ArtsESSA Passage and Next Steps , National Association for Music EducationFederal Funding Facts! , National Association for Music EducationOTLs, Title IV & You! , National Association for Music EducationThe “411” on the New Federal Education Law, ESSA , National Association of Music MerchantsEvery Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV Provisions , National Association of Secondary School PrincipalsLeveraging ESSA’s Title II for Job-Embedded Professional Development , National Association of State Boards of Education
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Recommendations Do you have a recommended resource to add here? This is an ever-growing list of resources for the ESSA and we welcome your suggestions. Please send suggested resources to Cassandra Quillen .
Last Updated: June 18, 2019
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.