Every Student Succeeds Act

As governor, secretary of education, and senator, Alexander had vast influence.

Why did initially promising, seemingly popular efforts at federal leadership lose their luster?

Why have only five of the country’s 13,600 districts applied to the weighted student funding pilot, part of the Every Student Succeeds Act?

New research challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K–12 law.

An excerpt from “The Every Student Succeeds Act: What It Means for Schools, Systems, and States”