Special Resource Material Developed by the Center
Title: A Concerned Analysis of Arizona’s ESSA Draft Plan for Supporting All Students (Policy Analysis)
Description: The shift to more local control provides an opportunity for state
and local stakeholders to escape the limitations of the Every
Student Succeeds Act. This is especially true for those
concerned with moving away from the existing fragmented and
marginalized approaches that dominate efforts to deal with
factors interfering with student success.
In this context, a fundamental question now is: How will states
use the opportunity for improving the way schools
address barriers to learning and teaching and re-engage
disconnected students and families?
This question, of course, is critical to efforts to enhance equity
of opportunity for students to succeed at school and beyond.
We know that outreach for feedback on a consolidated state
plan is directed at local stakeholders. However, the future of
public education is a concern for all of us, and state plans are
critical to that future. So, our intent here, as always, is to offer
constructive analyses, perspectives, and recommendations as
a concerned and interested party.
This is our first analysis of an SEA draft plan related to how a
state proposes to address factors that interfere with learning
and teaching. We hope it will be helpful as others move
forward.
And we also hope that readers of this brief will send us drafts
of other state plans. But, more importantly, we urge
stakeholders to analyze and provide direct feedback to state
and local planners. Access at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/arizrep.pdf
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