Psychologists Invited to the Table to Guide Use of Federal Funds
From ESEA to ESSA:
For you policy-wonks out there, psychologists included, you certainly are aware that Congress passed, with bi-partisan support, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
This law, like previous versions, provides the scaffolding for our federal investment in K-12 education. The law directs how the federal funds are to be used. And in general, the law continues its historic focus on targeting federal funds to low-income, high-need schools, by formula, in an effort to provide more equal access to a high-quality education for all students.