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Reporte. Next, hear from state and local education officials in a house education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the implementation of the every Student Succeeds act. The hearing runs two and a half hours. The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning. Welcome to todays full Committee Hearing. I thank our panel of witnesses and our Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the implementation of the every Student Succeeds act effort. As it can be considered a milestone for k12 policy because it was a monumental shift in the role of states and School Districts would have in the future of education. As it sought to achieve two specific goals for k12 education. Autonomy and accountability. School districts were given new independence when creating a k12 Education Program that works best for their own students. Ending a washington knows best approach to education. Additionally, as the specifically prohibited the federal government from influencing st
Reporte. Next, hear from state and local education officials in a house education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the implementation of the every Student Succeeds act. The hearing runs two and a half hours. The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning. Welcome to todays full Committee Hearing. I thank our panel of witnesses and our Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the implementation of the every Student Succeeds act effort. As it can be considered a milestone for k12 policy because it was a monumental shift in the role of states and School Districts would have in the future of education. As it sought to achieve two specific goals for k12 education. Autonomy and accountability. School districts were given new independence when creating a k12 Education Program that works best for their own students. Ending a washington knows best approach to education. Additionally, as the specifically prohibited the federal government from influencing st
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
The ones who remain in place, would say that the president s mind is focused on the policy issues at hand of which parents just want in infrastructure and a tax code overhaul on the other. Obviously, theres plenty going on to subject more on the president s mind. More going on inside the white house to hold the ceremonial the president had this last week. Louise radnofsky live on this sunday morning. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having me. Her work is available at wjs. Com. Appreciate you being with us. Now state and local officials testify at a house hearing on tefr Student Succeeds act. They changed the way the federal department of education oversees state boards of education and local School Districts. This is twoandahalf hours. The committee of Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to todays full committee hearing. I want to thank you or panel of witnesses and our Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the implementation of the