ERIC Number: EJ1380446
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 38
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
State ESSA Plans and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Status
Meyers, Coby V.; Brandt, W. Christopher; VanGronigen, Bryan A.
Educational Policy, v37 n5 p1277-1314 Jul 2023
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) offers states increased flexibility in how they identify, rank, label, and support underperforming schools. Initial reviews of state ESSA plans, however, suggest that identification and labeling policies have remained relatively unchanged. In this study, we analyze all state ESSA plans to systematically determine how states' identified Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools and the criteria they set for those schools to exit CSI status. We describe our findings through the theory of institutional isomorphism, noting the many ways states responded similarly to ESSA. We close by considering what the lack of innovation in response to ESSA flexibility might mean for the future of educational policy and the implications for schools identified as underperforming.
Descriptors: Statewide Planning, Educational Planning, Equal Education, State Policy, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Educational Improvement, School Turnaround, Educational Innovation, Barriers, School Effectiveness, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Assessment, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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