Succeeds act, the 2015 law that change the way the federal department of education oversees state boards of education and local School Districts. The House Education Committee held a hearing. The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays full committee hearing. I think our panel of witnesses and are Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the application of the every Student Succeeds act, essa. Essa can be considered a milestone for k12 policy because of the monumental shift in the role states and School Districts would have in the future of education. Essa sought to achieve to specific goal for k12 education, autonomy and accountability. State and School District were given independence when creating a k12 Education Program that works best for the own students, ending a washington knows best approach to education. Additionally, essa specifically prohibited the federal government from influencing states adoption of particular sta