This hearing is the first of six hearings the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold to make sure that the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is being implemented in the way it was written in the states and school districts. The hearing focuses on the perspective of education leaders. After an opening statement from Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), the following senators provide statements: (1) Honorable Patty Murray, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington; (2) Honorable Tammy Baldwin, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin; (3) Honorable Mark Kirk, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois; (4) Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah; (5) Honorable Michael F. Bennet, a U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado; (6) Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island; (7) Honorable Al Franken, a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota; (8) Honorable Bill Cassidy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana; and (9) Honorable Elizabeth Warren, a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts. Prepared witness statements are offered by: (1) Honorable Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; (2) Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, Washington, District of Columbia; (3) Becky Pringle, Vice President, National Education Association, Washington, DC; (4) Tony Evers, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, Wisconsin; (5) David R. Schuler, Superintendent of Schools, Township High School District #214, Arlington Heights, Illinois; (6) Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust, Washington, DC; and (7) Delia Pompa, Senior Fellow of Education Policy, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC. Additional materials include: (1) a letter from the National Governors Association; and (2) a report titled "A Framework of Indicators for School Success," American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.