Division L Fireside Chat: Making Sense of Education Policy in the Era of ESSA and DeVos

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—named the Every Student Succeeds Act—in 2015, the United States has undergone rapid political change. The Trump Administration, along with Betsy DeVos as Secretary of the Department of Education, have shifted which education policy agendas have priority, and are now tasked with implementing ESSA. This session brings together researchers and scholars to discuss the ways in which American education has changed since the reauthorization of ESEA—how is ESSA different from No Child Left Behind? How does its implementation differ from its original goals? The session will also discuss where education policy is moving under the DeVos administration and how it has been affected by the larger policy landscape.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics

Chairs

• Jay Plasman, University of California - Santa Barbara

• Nestor Alexis Ramirez, RTI International

Participants

• Ethan L Hutt, University of Maryland - College Park

• Derek Gottlieb, University of Northern Colorado

• Jennifer L. Steele, American University