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The Every Student Succeeds Act:

A Summary of Federal

Policy and Implications for Maine

Janet Fairman, Ph.D

University of Maine

Amy Johnson, Ph.D.

University of Southern Maine

Francis Eberle, Ph.D.

January 2017

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

McLellan House, 140 School Street

Gorham, ME 04038

207.780.5044 or 1.888.800.5044

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

5766 Shibles Hall

Orono, ME 04469-5766

207.581.2475

Published by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute in the Center for Education Policy,

Applied Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) in the School of Education and Human

Development, University of Southern Maine, and the Maine Education Policy Research Institute

in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine at Orono.

The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), is jointly funded by the Maine State

Legislature and the University of Maine System. This institute was established to conduct studies

on Maine education policy and the Maine public education system for the Maine Legislature.

Statements and opinions by the authors do not necessarily reflect a position or policy of the

Maine Education Policy Research Institute, nor any of its members, and no official endorsement

by them should be inferred.

The University of Maine System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,

sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veteran's status and

shall comply with Section 504, Title IX, and the A.D.A in employment, education, and in all

other areas of the University. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified

individuals with disabilities upon request.

This study was funded by the Maine State Legislature, and the University of Maine System.

Education Policy Research Institute.

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