ESSA in Colorado - A Conversation on the Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act

EDFacts annually collects data on behalf of U.S. Department of Education (ED) grant and program offices, including pre-kindergarten through grade 12 performance data about students, schools, staff, services, and educational outcomes at the state, district, and school levels, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Yesterday, the United States Department of Education (USDOE) released proposed regulations for the Title I, supplement not supplant provision of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).  The proposed regulations have been published in the Federal Register and are available here.  These proposed rules are subject to a 60-day public comment period, with comments due by November 7, 2016.  The U.S.

On May 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) released a Notice of Proposed Rule-making on accountability and state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was open for public comment until August 1, 2016. Colorado Department of Education (CDE) recently submitted comments on the proposed rules.

Thank you to the hundreds of educators, parents, and students who took the time to attend and provide feedback at the ESSA listening tour events, listening tour webinar, and through our ESSA blog and email inbox. We are in the process of finalizing the compilations of comments, concerns, and ideas we heard during the tour.  We have sent the input we received by site to all who attended the sessions and are also posting the comments by site on the CDE website.