Civil Rights Groups to Congress: Betsy DeVos is Approving Plans That Violate ESSA In the News
April 10, 2018U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is approving plans that fly in the face of the Every Student Succeeds Act's protections for vulnerable children, according to more than a dozen civil rights groups, including the Alliance for Excellent Education.
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DeVos, Democrats Spar Over School Ratings That Omit Minorities’ Performance In the News
March 07, 2018“The problem isn’t a lack of innovation,” said Phillip Lovell, vice president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a D.C.-based advocacy group. “The problem is a lack of adherence to the law’s protections for historically underserved students.”
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Democrats Say DeVos Is Flouting ESSA. She Says No Way. Let’s Unpack the Debate In the News
February 19, 2018Murray, other Democrats on the Senate education committee as well as advocacy organizations such as the Alliance for Excellent Education have argued that DeVos has OK'd plans that allow schools to get the highest rating (say an A) in their state's school rating system, even if subgroups of students such as minorities and those with disabilities are falling behind.
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Transparency in Education Improves Parental Engagement, Experts Say In the News
December 21, 2017“Public reporting is going to be very important, because state systems, like what goes into [calculating] letter grades for schools, are incredibly complex,” said Phillip Lovell.
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Transparency in Education Improves Parental Engagement, Experts Say In the News
December 13, 2017“Public reporting is going to be very important, because state systems, like what goes into [calculating] letter grades for schools, are incredibly complex,” said Phillip Lovell, the vice president of policy development and government relations for the Alliance for Excellent Education.
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Why Haven’t New Federal Rules Unleashed More Innovation in Schools? In the News
December 07, 2017“We’re not quite seeing the bold jump to innovation that we would like to see,” said Chip Slaven, a senior advocacy advisor for the Alliance for Excellent Education, which works to improve high schools.
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Partnerships Help Milwaukee Schools Address ESSA In the News
November 29, 2017Partnerships with national service programs such as AmeriCorps are at the heart of success for Milwaukee Public Schools. As a recent webinar hosted by the Alliance for Excellent Education laid out, such collaborations can help districts implement plans for evidence-based school improvement under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Iowa to Include Student Feedback in ESSA School Accountability In the News
November 10, 2017Illinois and North Dakota are the only other states that include student surveys in their ESSA accountability systems, though other states have explored the idea, says Phillip Lovell, vice president of government relations and policy development at the Alliance for Excellent Education.
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Louisiana Should Celebrate our Progress in Education In the News
November 08, 2017Louisiana's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan receives national acclaim: According to an independent review by national advocacy groups, Bellwether Education Partners and the Collaborative for Student Success, Louisiana's plan to comply with the federal ESSA (passed in 2015) presents a strong vision for students and sets high expectations. The Alliance for Excellent Education, published an analysis of the plan, calling it one of the "most promising" in the United States.
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Parents of Students with Disabilities Call on SBOE for More Representation In the News
October 12, 2017Parents of and advocates for students with disabilities met with interim State Superintendent Ed Richardson Wednesday to express concern that Alabama’s ESSA plan (Every Student Succeeds Act) does not hold schools to a high enough standard when it comes to the performance of special needs students with one parent describing her child's special education class as a "daycare."
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