ESSA Update July 15, 2016

Using Federal Funds to Improve Student Outcomes in Humanities 

To help state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and their partners identify potential ways to use Federal formula grant funds to support humanities education during the 2016–17 school year, the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to provide examples of how funds from Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins) can support efforts to improve Pre-K–12 and postsecondary instruction and student outcomes in the humanities. 

SEAs, LEAs, and their partners may find this guidance useful as they contemplate the transition from the ESEA as amended by NCLB to the ESEA as amended by the ESSA. We have added a link to the letter on the CDE ESSA Web page. Dear Colleague Letter regarding using federal funds to improve student outcomes in humanities (13-Jul-2016) 

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