What Does 'evidence-based' Mean, According To ESSA?

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What does 'evidence-based' mean, according to ESSA?

Vol. 40 No. 1

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) calls for interventions funded with federal dollars to be evidence-based. What does this mean for professional learning initiatives that use ESSA funds? We asked Learning Forward Senior Consultant Janice Poda to answer some common questions about the use of evidence according to the federal education law. Q: What role does research evidence play in ESSA? A: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides the potential for great strides in supporting teachers and leaders and impacting student outcomes. Two overarching goals that members of Congress had as they crafted the law were to: Give states more authority to make decisions about how federal funds are spent, along with flexibility to move funds from one area to another to meet student

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