Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

ESSA State Plan Development

As the 2018-19 school year begins, information to help districts and schools implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is being published to sections of our website. This page, and other pages in this section, will continue to be available and will serve as an archive of the process the Minnesota Department of Education used to develop the Minnesota State ESSA Plan.

For specific implementation information, visit these pages of our site:

School and District Accountability
Minnesota Report Card
Regional Centers of Excellence

Background

On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and changed many portions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) will work closely with the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Minnesota’s students, educators, schools, and districts experience a clear and orderly transition to the new law. The U.S. Department of Education maintains a page explaining ESSA, and the text of the law is available online.

The 2018-19 school year is the first full year of ESSA implementation.

Minnesota State ESSA Plan

Minnesota's plan for implementation of ESSA is available in full and by section on the Minnesota State Plan webpage.

ESSA Update

Title III, Part A Language Instruction for English Learners Eligible Activities - 4/14/23
This document provides an overview of the purposes of Title III, a summary of cost principles and a list of activities that are eligible and ineligible activities for Title III.

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Replaces No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Related MDE resources:

Federal Title Programs

Related offsite resources:

ESSA (US-DOE)

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