Every Student Succeeds Act

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United States federal statute education law

The Every Student Succeeds Act is a U.S. federal education law enacted in 2015 that replaced No Child Left Behind and shifts significant accountability and decision-making authority from the federal government to states and local school districts.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Every Student Succeeds Act canonical	16
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015	7
ESSA	2
Every Student Succeeds Act framework	2
ESEA	1
Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorizations	1
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability plan for Arkansas	1
Every Student Succeeds Act (transition period)	1
Every Student Succeeds Act Title III	1
Every Student Succeeds Act accountability framework in Virginia	1
Every Student Succeeds Act accountability plan for New Mexico	1
Every Student Succeeds Act in Nevada	1
Every Student Succeeds Act in Pennsylvania	1
Every Student Succeeds Act in Wisconsin	1
Every Student Succeeds Act requirements	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Every Student Succeeds Act
Context triple: [Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies, reauthorizedBy, Every Student Succeeds Act]

A. No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was a major U.S. federal education law that expanded standardized testing and accountability requirements for public schools in an effort to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps.
B. ESSA
ESSA is the ICAO airport code for Stockholm Arlanda Airport, the main international gateway to Stockholm and the largest airport in Sweden.
C. No Child Left Behind
"No Child Left Behind" is a song by Kanye West from his album *Donda*, known for its atmospheric production and reflective, emotionally charged lyrics.
D. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that greatly expanded federal funding and support for public K–12 education, particularly for disadvantaged students.
E. Department of Education Organization Act
The Department of Education Organization Act is the U.S. federal law that reorganized education-related functions and established the United States Department of Education as a Cabinet-level agency.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Every Student Succeeds Act
Target entity description: The Every Student Succeeds Act is a U.S. federal education law enacted in 2015 that replaced No Child Left Behind and shifts significant accountability and decision-making authority from the federal government to states and local school districts.

A. No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act was a major U.S. federal education law that expanded standardized testing and accountability requirements for public schools in an effort to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps.
B. ESSA
ESSA is the ICAO airport code for Stockholm Arlanda Airport, the main international gateway to Stockholm and the largest airport in Sweden.
C. No Child Left Behind
"No Child Left Behind" is a song by Kanye West from his album *Donda*, known for its atmospheric production and reflective, emotionally charged lyrics.
D. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that greatly expanded federal funding and support for public K–12 education, particularly for disadvantaged students.
E. Department of Education Organization Act
The Department of Education Organization Act is the U.S. federal law that reorganized education-related functions and established the United States Department of Education as a Cabinet-level agency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ education law ⓘ
aimsTo	close achievement gaps ⓘ ensure all students receive a high-quality education ⓘ increase state and local control over education accountability ⓘ maintain accountability for student outcomes ⓘ
amends	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
areaOfLaw	education policy ⓘ
authorizes	funding for school improvement activities ⓘ funding for state assessments ⓘ funding for well-rounded education programs ⓘ
continues	annual statewide assessments introduced under No Child Left Behind ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
effectiveInSchoolYear	2017–2018 school year ⓘ
emphasizes	support for struggling schools rather than punitive sanctions ⓘ
enactmentYear	2015 ⓘ
encourages	college and career readiness standards ⓘ evidence-based interventions ⓘ use of multiple measures of school quality ⓘ
focusesOn	K–12 education ⓘ
includes	21st Century Community Learning Centers ⓘ linked to: Title IV, Part B 21st Century Community Learning Centers Title I provisions for disadvantaged students ⓘ Title II provisions for educators and school leaders ⓘ Title III provisions for English learners ⓘ Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants ⓘ linked to: Title IV
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
limits	federal role in school accountability ⓘ
predecessor	No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ
prohibits	federal government from mandating specific academic standards ⓘ federal government from requiring adoption of Common Core State Standards ⓘ
protects	disaggregation of student achievement data by subgroup ⓘ
reduces	federal prescriptiveness in accountability formulas ⓘ
replaces	No Child Left Behind Act ⓘ
requires	annual testing in reading and math in grades 3–8 and once in high school ⓘ science testing at least once in each grade span ⓘ state-designed accountability systems ⓘ states to identify and intervene in lowest-performing schools ⓘ states to identify schools with consistently underperforming subgroups of students ⓘ states to include at least one non-academic indicator of school quality or student success ⓘ states to set goals for English language proficiency ⓘ states to set goals for graduation rates ⓘ states to set long-term goals for academic achievement ⓘ
shiftsAuthorityTo	local school districts ⓘ states ⓘ
shortName	ESSA ⓘ linked to: Every Student Succeeds Act
signedBy	Barack Obama ⓘ
signingDate	2015-12-10 ⓘ
subjectOf	education policy debates in the United States ⓘ

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