Collaborative Communications Group
Project Title
For strategic communications and mobilization around science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in Every Student Succeeds Act plans
Date
Jun. 01, 2017
Duration
5 months
Description
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states and districts have a unique opportunity to shape the implementation of a new education law. Over the last year, every state has been developing a new plan to submit to the U.S. Department of Education with filing deadlines of either April 2017 or September 2017. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia submitted their plans in April, leaving thirty-one states for the September deadline. As states develop their first-ever state plans under ESSA, stakeholders must capitalize on this occasion to make their voices heard and shape the direction of this new law. Facilitated by Collaborative Communications and 100Kin10, the Every Student Succeeds with STEM campaign emerged as a means to make STEM a priority in every state under ESSA. Every Student Succeeds with STEM looks to arm co-investing partners and engaged STEM community members with the tools and resources they need to reach out to ESSA state plan writers and approvers to encourage them to prioritize an excellent STEM education for all students.