Impact of the ESSA Act

Written By MiE Corp
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In 2015, The Obama Administration re-enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

“The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed as a part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by the United States Congress.” Wikipedia.

Its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) promised that all students would be at or on grade level by 2014 — now we know that this formula of testing students at grade level doesn’t increase student engagement and achievement. What does increase these attributes of student growth is the language that defines the ‘‘well-rounded learner” as initiated by the ESSA Act of 2015.. As an advocate and student of Music Education, I’ve researched and developed teaching strategies to improve the quality of Music instruction for all my students — the ESSA Act had arrived on my doorstep and I was prepared to take action.

 
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Robert Mansfield Rucker II (born Chicago, Illinois, raised in Miami, Florida) is a jazz drummer, music teacher and composer.Rucker has recorded and performed with many notable artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts,Wes Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Herb Harris, Scotty Barnhart, Phillip Harper, Eric Lewis, Stephon Harris, Eddie Henderson, Sam and Dave, Steve Marley and Dead Prez. He has also produced music for Sony Pictures and performs with a jazz band called Swing Set Quintet.

Robert appears on Wynton Marsalis "Amongst the People: Live at the House of Tribes on Blue Note Records. He also appears on the soundtrack of the Movie "Black or White with hip-hop duo "Dead Prez". Robert released and produced his debut Cd "Make Blue" featuring Phillip Harper and Todd Williams. In 2002, his latest release "Blue York" featured the world renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.


http://robertruckerproject.com
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