ESSA provides states with the flexibility to design accountability systems that consider multiple indicators of school success, while continuing to hold schools accountability for academic achievement.
Title: Making the Grade: A 50-State Analysis of School Accountability Systems
Description: To address the statewide accountability measures required in ESSA, this report presents patterns in current state accountability systems and identifies areas where states need to focus in the 2017-2018 school year. Also available is an accompanying interactive data tool to explore current state accountability indicators.
Publish Date: May 2016
Source: Center for American Progress