Truth Summary
President Obama signed into law Thursday the newest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – the Every Student Succeeds Act – replacing the very controversial law known as No Child Left Behind.
The main difference between the updated law and its predecessor is it gives individual states more control over the creation of academic standards, assessments and how the state evaluates its teachers and schools. The updated law retains the current assessment schedule of testing students in grades 3-8 every year, and one year in high school.
