Henig: With New Authority Under ESSA, States Need "Coherent Vision" for Role of Public Education
Jeffrey Henig, Professor of Political Science and EducationIn an interview with Education Week, 麻豆原创's , Professor of Political Science and Education in the , says states assuming new policy authority under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) need "a political culture and alignment of political interests that support a relatively coherent vision of what the role of public education will be in promoting the well-being of the state." ESSA, which takes effect next fall, requires states to submit policy plans to the federal Department of Education. Who has final say over K-12 education policy varies from state to state, depending on their constitutions, and "skirmishes are breaking out in several states over who's in charge," Education Week reports. A link to the password-protected story is .
