Diocesan Resources
ESSA Transition for Catholic Schools (2016)
ESSA Transition for Catholic Schools from the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), into law. ESSA reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and replaces the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act passed in 2002. The law supplements educational services for low-income and at-risk students. According to the National Catholic Educational Association, more than 118,000 students in 3,546 Catholic schools receive services under ESEA’s Title I. The changes in ESSA will be important for maintaining and expanding the equitable services Catholic school students, teachers, and administrators receive.