Congress has voted to get rid of the Obama administration’s accountability regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act. And that’s opened a bunch of questions about the state of play for the new education law.
We have answers—both to your wonky questions and the ones you were too embarrased to ask.
Is ESSA still on the books?
Yes. Lawmakers did NOT repeal the Every Student Succeeds Act, they just voted to repeal a particular set of regulations issued under that law, which is actually the latest version of a much older law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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