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Education Leaders Report   |   October 2016 — Volume 4, No. 3
Opportunities in ESSA for Improving Early Education


The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), prominently features early childhood education. State and local leaders have ample flexibility and opportunity to focus on early education as a foundational element of ESSA while advancing their state’s vision and goals for early learning. Early learning expert Harriet Dichter goes title by title to explain how ESSA addresses access, quality workforce development, and support for the successful transition into elementary school.

 

 

 


Opportunities in ESSA for Improving Early Education




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