With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) returning significant authority over K-12 education to the states, it’s more important than ever for stakeholders at all levels—from educators to superintendents, state-level administrators to parents and the public—to be engaged and feel ownership over ESSA implementation. In an Education Week commentary, IEL president and Coalition for Community Schools director Marty Blank and Southern Education Foundation president and IEL board chair Kent McGuire outline principles to guide stakeholder engagement and highlight the groups that should be included in the conversation. READ MORE…
