ESEA Policy Platform

America Forward’s ESEA Update: Exciting New Change to School Report Cards

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director. Today, the Senate passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), historic legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The ESSA includes an exciting new provision championed by America Forward to include postsecondary enrollment on high school report cards. Because of this new provision millions more
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The Every Student Succeeds Act: Overview of America Forward’s Priorities

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director.   On December 1, 2015, the House made significant progress towards a historic reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by approving the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by a vote of 359 to 64. With that vote, Congress is just one step away from final
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