Which 2015 federal law replaced NCLB, shifting more control to states while maintaining accountability and a focus on equity and student growth?

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Which 2015 federal law replaced NCLB, shifting more control to states while maintaining accountability and a focus on equity and student growth?

The key idea this question tests is how federal education policy shifted decision-making back to states while still holding schools accountable for results and equity. The law that did this in 2015 is Every Student Succeeds Act. It replaced No Child Left Behind and keeps a nationwide emphasis on student achievement and closing gaps, but it gives states more control over setting standards, designing assessments, and choosing interventions for underperforming schools, as long as federal requirements for accountability and reporting are met. This means schools are still monitored and must show progress for all student groups, including English learners and students with disabilities, but the specifics of how those goals are achieved are largely left to state choice. Common Core refers to a set of standards, not a law that replaced NCLB. Race to the Top was a federal grant program encouraging reforms, not the replacement statute. No Child Left Behind is the prior law that ESSA replaced.

The key idea this question tests is how federal education policy shifted decision-making back to states while still holding schools accountable for results and equity. The law that did this in 2015 is Every Student Succeeds Act. It replaced No Child Left Behind and keeps a nationwide emphasis on student achievement and closing gaps, but it gives states more control over setting standards, designing assessments, and choosing interventions for underperforming schools, as long as federal requirements for accountability and reporting are met. This means schools are still monitored and must show progress for all student groups, including English learners and students with disabilities, but the specifics of how those goals are achieved are largely left to state choice.

Common Core refers to a set of standards, not a law that replaced NCLB. Race to the Top was a federal grant program encouraging reforms, not the replacement statute. No Child Left Behind is the prior law that ESSA replaced.

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