Episode 79: What ESSA Means for Parents and Taxpayers

Clark Corbin | 07/28/2017

Welcome to episode 79 of the Extra Credit podcast.

This week, Karlynn Laraway from the Idaho State Department of Education joins the podcast as a special guest to explain the Every Student Succeeds Act and point out why parents and taxpayers should be paying attention.

Laraway also describes the importance of Idaho’s Sept. 18 deadline to submit the ESSA compliance plan to the federal government.

Click here to visit the State Department of Education’s website and find the latest draft of the ESSA plan.

Be sure to check back next week for another new episode of Extra Credit.

Clark Corbin

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