Source:
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-09-15/education-dept-is-micro-managing-the-every-student-succeeds-act
The article discusses the " Every Student Succeeds Act" and the fact that it responds to the over centralizations and standardizations required by its predecessor" No child left behind." The No child Left Behind used data to address the whole child and systems that shape the lieves of students. The Every Student Succeeds Act is a acll for states, community partnerships, educators and students to create and develop a plan that improves the outcome for everybody. This will intern be beneficial to all students and the country overall. The intent of the law is to shift the focus from the bureacrats in Washington to state and local leaders. The department is not just drafting new rules to help states, it is writing new policies. It will allow states to allocate the resources needed to address the needs of each unique learner.
The article also emphasizes the need for states and local leades to be held accountable for results. State and local leaders should be able to customize learning for students, shift resources. to meet individual student needs, and individial groups, and also find ways to help all students to suceed.
I guess I could say that I have an issue with all the little individual states that have their own governing bodies for education. Unfortunately, I do not believe they are all effective and competent at what they do. I cannot understand why this being one county has 52 different boards of education. No wonder there is so much chaos in education. What this country needs is one effective governing body. If done right it can be effective, just as other countries do.
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