The Vermont Agency of Education has just submitted a state education plan to the federal government. It explains how Vermont will improve education opportunities for children living in poverty and shrink the achievement gap. It also addresses federal questions about how to accomplish this.
In addition, the plan explains how Vermont will implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind. But what does ESSA mean for the state and what is in the plan? Vermont Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe joined to discuss it.
Listen to the conversation from Vermont Edition above.
