On Thursday, the UGA College of Education held the annual “State of Education in Georgia Conference.”
The main topic of the discussion at the education conference was the new “Every Student Succeeds Act.” This law is replacing the “No Child Left Behind” act.
Chris Minnich, the executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, spoke at the event. He said that the new law will allow more freedom for states to develop programs specifically tailored to their children.
Georgia’s plan stresses the idea of “the whole child” and includes programs like art and music. Local schools will also be given flexibility in choosing how to assess school performance.
Former President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act into law in 2015.