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​ESSA Non-Regulatory Guidance

On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. Developed and passed with strong, bipartisan support, ESSA replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as the nation's main education law.

Learn more about ESSA via the United States Department of Education website.

View Pennsylvania's Consolidated State Plan.

ESSA Guidance Documents