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'The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) builds on our Administration's vision for education, and the fact is, this new agreement actually embodies and codifies much of it. Let's talk about [...]

'Ask every politician--across the political spectrum, at the local, state, and national levels--what's your plan to improve student outcomes? What's your plan to ensure that students not only go to [...]

'We now face a crucial opportunity to advance equity, as Congress debates reauthorizing the most important national education law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).... Some proposals under discussion [...]

'While a strong, bipartisan reauthorization of [ESEA] remains our top priority, we want to continue to empower state and district leaders to develop plans designed to improve educational outcomes for [...]

'I find myself telling the story about what's happening in Massachusetts quite a bit when I travel around the country, and I come back to the state often to visit [...]

'In too many places, parents' income and real estate prices predict the quality of public education--and minority and low-income students attend schools that receive lower per-pupil spending. And, significant spending [...]

'Parents have a right to know how much their children are learning; teachers, schools, and districts need to know how students are progressing; and policymakers must know where students are [...]

'It's time for our children to head back to school, and, as classrooms and notebooks begin to fill up, I'm increasingly optimistic about our country's ability to elevate and strengthen [...]

'This fall ... we face a seminal moment in public education. For the first time in our nation's history, we project that America's public schools will enroll a majority-minority student [...]

'You helped improve educational opportunity for tens of millions of children. We are all in your debt and try to live up to the example of public service you set [...]

'We are saddened by today's stabbings at Franklin Regional High School. Our thoughts go out to the injured students and staff and their families, the other students and teachers at [...]