Commentary
The new SEA: At the helm, not the oar
When it comes to state education agencies (SEAs), ed-reformers have fallen into a sorry rut.
When it comes to state education agencies (SEAs), ed-reformers have fallen into a sorry rut.
How is Common Core implementation faring, four years after these challenging standards were unveiled and embraced? Education Week attempts to answer this with an investigative report covering the key challenges that states and districts face: politics, assessments, teacher preparation, spending, curricula, accommodations, and tests for the severely disabled.
In recent years, policymakers and reform advocates have viewed State Education Agencies (SEAs) as the lead organizations for implementing sweeping reforms and initiatives in K–12 education—everything from Race to the Top grants and federal waivers to teacher-evaluation systems and online schools.