The recent passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) can provide a new opportunity for states to engage in initiatives to strengthen their public schools. After the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), states assumed the role of supervisors of compliance, rather than initiators of change. ESSA will shift considerable responsibility for education […]
Carol Burris
Carol Burris is the Executive Director of the Network for Public Education (NPE), a non-profit advocacy group founded in 2013 by Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody to share information and research on vital issues that concern the future of public education. Previously Burris was principal of South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York and was the co-author of the Hechinger Core Debate column.
