The Evolution Of Education Takes Risk, Courage, Thoughtful Implementation And Support From All Stakeholders Involved

On this momentous occasion, President Barack Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. This measure was meant to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 that was introduced during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Reform. Most importantly, for Americans, it replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) instituted during the presidency of George W. Bush. The Every Student Succeeds Act was touted by lawmakers for returning power back to the states by taking a more flexible approach to student testing and school accountability. This measure is a step in the efforts to return American to its place as a leader in education worldwide, but this bill is not without its pundits as well.

The importance of effective leadership and its impact on improving student achievement are evident in today’s schools (Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, and Wahlstrom, 2004). While the school principal is traditionally thought to be the school leader, Glickman (1989) proposes that “the principal of successful schools is not the instructional leader but the educational leader who mobilizes the expertise, talent, and care of others” (p. 8). Lumpkin, Claxton, and Wilson (2014) contend that helping “each school fulfill its mission and energize and expand the professionalism and professional contributions of teachers, the expertise of all teachers, especially teacher leaders, is needed” (p. 59). Teachers directly impact student learning, and

President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 10, 2015. This Act advances the 52-year-old, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in an attempt to provide quality education to all students regardless of race or ethnicity, language, disability, or family income. Viewed as a civil rights law, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act further advanced equality in education; yet it’s very cumbersome requirements became untenable for schools and educators. Viewed as a natural progression of two very successful previous acts, the ESSA was designed to provide further equal opportunity for all students. However, Florida passed their required state version that has

Who school leaders are – what they do, attend to, or seem to appreciate is constantly watched by students, teachers, parents, and members of the community. Their interests and actions send powerful messages. They signal the values they hold. Above all else, leaders are cultural “teachers” in the best sense of the word. (Deal & Peterson, 1990, p. 201)

On December 10, 2015 President Obama signed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This act was a replacement for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. NCLB was a representation of the nation’s goals under president George Bush in which all children would be offered support in order to flourish academically. While ESSA has the same groundwork as NCLB Act, the government anticipates greater academic merit. Only time will tell if this will prove true, nevertheless ESSA will significantly change educational approaches in the upcoming years.

While earlier rulings and legislation sought to address and improve on educational programs for ELLs, it simply wasn’t enough. In 2015, we would become witness to laws under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), formerly No Child Left Behind, which attempted to pave a road to a higher quality of education for ALL students. ESSA attempted to provide basic elements of accountability that did not exist before. Since

In 2015, Congress in both chambers passed a new education law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), designed to fix some of the flaws under NCLB. The ESSA was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 10, 2015. This law shifted most of the responsibility of education policy and school accountability from the federal government to the states. “However, the law modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students” (“Every Student Succeeds Act”).

The primary reason that I desire to become an educational leader is because I want to make a positive impact on the lives of students and teachers. I feel that it is very easy to lose sight of the goal of education, to provide students with the skills they need to be successful in their lives. This goal often becomes overshadowed with all of the other demands that are placed on teachers, students, and administrators. I want to be innovative in finding ways to work smarter instead of harder to relieve some of the stresses that are felt by the school’s students, teachers, and other faculty

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was established by President Obama. ESSA replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. EESA was said to be implemented in schools in the 2017-2018 school-year. The main goal of ESSA is to assist in strengthening the middle social class, thus building stronger schools. This legislation is said to ensure that students that graduate high school are ready for college, maintain accountability, so that no child is left behind, make sure standardized testing doesn’t interfere with teaching, provide more children with high- quality preschools, give more power to state and local decision makers, and establish new resources for teaching and testing. Every Student Succeeds Act removed the excessive certifications requirements

The Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177) is an act that will amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if it is enacted. So far, the

In this book, author Robert Starratt provides a framework for building a foundation of ethical leadership based on responsibility, authenticity, and presence. Readers should understand that this book is not how to transform schools, but how to think about affecting change in our teachers, staff, and students.

The Every Child Succeeds Act is what is we know today to be how our education system is set up. This has not always been the case. This act first started out as the Elementary and Secondary act of 1965. President Johnson believed in helping the lower income schools. He did this by giving federal grants to school districts serving low income students as well as grants for textbooks and books.He also introduced SPED centers and scholarships for low income students for college. This act was successful until about the 2000’s.In 2002 George W. Bush came up with a new act called No Child Left Behind. His plan has different ways of helping the education system which increases the role of the federal government with helping academic progress. His

Schools have an obligation to help every student succeed. Five years later, opportunity and performance gaps remain after the No Child Left Behind Act. When people think about the No child left behind act, they think of standardized test and president Bush. When President Obama signed the Every Student Succeed Act, he guaranteed that states will have their own goals as for making sure students are on track to being successful. This allows students to get the most out of their education and reach standards that are within their goal. The No child left behind the act was too heavily reliant on a standardized test and; therefore, did not measure what students were learning. The Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) provides flexibility to parents,

Throughout this book, Sergiovanni is attempting to reframe the role of leadership in a school from an old paradigm focused on management and control and the view that a school is a formal organization, to a new paradigm of empowerment through caring, acknowledging the expertise of teachers and students, and facilitating their active participation in the school.

As the leader of a 21st century school one must embody the qualities that best reflect the ever-changing face of education. Traditionally, the leader of a school focused a large portion of time and energy on typical managerial functions within the school. These tasks, although important, will not propel a school to achieve excellence. Today’s school leaders must be visionaries who create a sense of purpose driven unity. As a transformational leader, one must also be the beacon of learning in establishing and effectively cultivating professional learning communities. One must recognize and further develop the leadership skills of those within the school in order to ensure the vision and mission of the school is achieved. Keeping in