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This update on the Every Student Succeeds Act and the education plans now being refined by state legislatures is produced in partnership with ESSA Essentials, a new series from the Collaborative for Student Success. It鈥檚 an offshoot of their听听newsletter, which you can听! (See our recent ESSA updates听from previous weeks right here.)

In other ESSA chatter: the Lexington Institute鈥檚 Doug Mesecar dives into 鈥減ersonalized learning,鈥� Hawaii sends its plan to the governor for review, Idaho鈥檚 ESSA plan debate continues, and a little Fourth of July 鈥渏argon鈥� treat!

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1. How does your state measure up? Check out CheckStatePlans.org

The Collaborative for Student Success, in conjunction with Bellwether Education Partners, an independent peer review of the 17 state accountability plans that have been submitted to federal education officials so far, under ESSA. The groups also launched the project 鈥� an interactive website that spotlights the best elements of states鈥� ESSA plans and those that fall short.

(麻豆精品: Exclusive 鈥� Independent Review of ESSA Plans Rates States Strong on Accountability, Weak on Counting All Kids)

鈥淥ur goal was to go beyond the compliance function of the U.S. Department of Education by promoting the best practices within each plan and identifying any evident weaknesses,鈥� said Jim Cowen, the collaborative鈥檚 executive director.

To see the peer review feedback 鈥� including best practices and areas for improvement 鈥� visit .

Review of plans rates states strong on accountability, weak on counting all kids:

鈥� for Student Success (@StudentSuccess)

2. Personalized learning and high marks for Tennessee, New Jersey, and New Mexico

Doug Mesecar, an adjunct scholar at the Lexington Institute and a contributor to 麻豆精品, a new piece focusing on how states are 鈥渟eizing the opportunity ESSA provides to start moving to personalized learning.鈥�

• 鈥淭ennessee has the most comprehensive approach to personalized learning,鈥� Mesecar argues, seeing it as 鈥渇undamental to its educational system.鈥� He highlights language in the plan that emphasizes 鈥渘ew approaches in professional learning for teachers, considering student centered learning experiences, and leveraging technology and flexibility in how students learn and demonstrate mastery.鈥�

• New Jersey proposes offering assistance 鈥渇or how educators can strategically use technology to enhance teaching using real-time, effective feedback and digital personalized learning tools,鈥� while 鈥減ursuing personalized learning is identified in [New Mexico鈥檚] plan as one of [the] key priorities for districts and schools.鈥�

• Mesecar urges states that have not yet submitted their plans to 鈥渟tudy and build upon these types of strategies and initiatives that are possible under ESSA.鈥�

Personalized Learning Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: 3 States Now Leading the Way

鈥� Doug Mesecar (@dmes)

3. Hawaii鈥檚 plan goes to governor after 230 meetings, 35 presentations, and 458 online surveys

The Hawaii Board of Education unanimously the state鈥檚 draft ESSA plan June 21. Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi praised the depth of stakeholder input, saying, 鈥淭his decision is one step forward in greatly helping our administrators who are now tasked with implementing the plan in time for the 2017鈥�18 school year, which starts as early as two weeks for some of our schools.鈥�听

Hawaii sent its plan to for approval. See the plan & more with our interactive map:

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The plan is now with Gov. David Ige, who has 30 days to sign it.

鈥淭he past year has been unprecedented in the engagement of our statewide community in the development of our education blueprint, strategic plan, and state plan for ESSA,鈥� Ige said 鈥淢y heartfelt thanks goes out to all teachers, administrators, and community members who submitted testimony and provided input into this plan.鈥�

4. Debate over how much is too much in Idaho鈥檚 ESSA proficiency goals

As mentioned , the Idaho Education Association and Idaho School Boards Association felt left out of the creation of the state鈥檚 plan 鈥� and met with the Idaho Board of Education to discuss that earlier this week. It seems they weren鈥檛 the only ones who felt that way.

, House Education Committee Chairwoman Julie VanOrden and Senate Education Committee Chairman Dean Mortimer 鈥渃alled the rare summer meeting to receive an update on Idaho鈥檚 ESSA plans.鈥� That鈥檚 when the lawmakers were told that the plan is 鈥渢o make it more feasible for public schools to meet the newest benchmarks.鈥�

The changes will deal mostly with the state鈥檚 expectations for increasing English and math proficiency among subgroups, such as English language learners and students with disabilities. The goals originally set were considered overly ambitious. One Republican state representative described them as impossible to meet, leaving schools to give up and 鈥渄ismiss the whole thing.鈥�听听

Prominent Idaho lawmakers push Supt. Ybarra for answers, complain they were kept in the dark too long.

鈥� Idaho Education News (@idahoednews)

5. Jargon, jargon, and more jargon

Education Week education jargon used throughout the 17 state ESSA plans that have been submitted to the Department of Education. The piece found 鈥�12 pieces of jargon and tracked how often they occurred.鈥� The word 鈥渟takeholder鈥� was the top result, with 1,577 mentions.

Looking for lots of plain English in states’ new plans for schools? Good luck.

鈥� Andrew Ujifusa (@AndrewUjifusa)

6. 听ESSA state-by-state map

In case you missed it, 麻豆精品 and the Collaborative for Student Success unveiled a new interactive map allowing you to follow where states are in the ESSA process and gather the most recent news about their progress. Explore the map right here.

Andy Rotherham co-founded Bellwether Education Partners. He sits on 麻豆精品鈥檚 board of directors and serves as one of the site鈥檚 senior editors.