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ICYMI: Back to School for Early Learners with Promise of Preschool Development Grants
As children across the country start school – many for the first time – it’s important to recognize the federal investments and partnerships that help make high-quality early childhood education …
Early Learning in State ESSA Plans: How States Are Using the Law
STATES ARE PRIORITIZING EARLY LEARNING The latest addition to FFYF’s ESSA toolkit of resources, Early Learning in State ESSA Plans: Implementation Snapshot provides an early look at where states are leveraging ESSA …
What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts
FFYF has developed this resource to serve as a helpful tool for states writing innovative ESSA early learning plans. In late 2015, Congress approved and President Obama signed the bipartisan …
Analysis: Early Learning Provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act
In December 2015, Congress approved, and President Obama signed, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, P.L. 114-95) to replace the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This latest update …
Comparing the Three Iterations of the Nation’s Biggest Education Law – ESSA
These tables map the major early learning provisions included in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, S.1177, P.L. 114-95) and compares them to the No Child Left Behind Act, and …
