During September, thirteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
Arizona: Tricia Parker shared that .
District of Columbia: Martha Cohen wrote that .
Oregon: Joanne Yatvin noted that the
Vermont: Anne Slonaker reported that .
Washington: Barbara Ward informed members that until September 5, 2017.
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Arizona: Tricia Parker described Save Our Schools Arizona as a grassroots organization She also shared that YA author Meg Medina was the keynote speaker at the . հ highlighted a number of bills opposed by AETA passed in , including replacing the word “teacher” with “person,” expanding the private school voucher program, and funding that did not provide a permanent salary increase for teachers and supported high-stakes testing.
Idaho: In Darlene Dyer described the many steps teachers must take to qualify for a “Masters Teacher Premium.”
Louisiana: Jalissa Bates shared that .
New York: Derek Kulnis reported that to all 1.1 million students in the NYC public school system.
Oklahoma: Claudia Swisher described Deborah Gist’s volunteering to teach third grade in Claudia also that Jacob Rosecrants, a middle school teacher from Oklahoma, won a special election for House District 46. Claudia described the conflict over the accurate reporting of school funding in ”
Texas: In , Teri Lesesne expressed the concern of many over the Commissioner of Education’s unwillingness to postpone state testing despite the impact of Hurricane Harvey on many students and schools.
Virginia: Leila Christenbury noted that p until October 6, 2017. Comments can be submitted .
Higher Education
California: Carol Olson reported that in order to focus on the challenges faced by students graduating from high school.
Michigan: Robert Rozema shared that .