On Wednesday, March 23, from 3:30–4:30 p.m. (ET), NASSP will begin its three-part webinar series on the new Every Student Succeeds Act, also known as ESSA. This historic law, which was passed in December 2015, ends most of the punitive provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act and shifts responsibility to the states for all decisions related to adoption and implementation of challenging academic standards. This could include Common Core State Standards, the development of accountability systems for schools and educators, and evaluations and support systems for teachers and principals.

Amanda Karhuse is the director of advocacy at NASSP. She coordinates all federal policy and advocacy efforts for NASSP, which include lobbying congressional staff, monitoring legislation affecting middle level and high school leaders, and participating in coalition-building activities with other national education organizations.

David Chodak is the associate director of advocacy at NASSP. He is responsible for developing NASSP’s grassroots advocacy agenda, representing NASSP before Congress and the U.S. Department of Education, and integrating student leaders into NASSP’s advocacy initiatives.

Richard M. Long is the executive director at Learning First Alliance (LFA) and has spent the past four decades working in education policy. Under Long’s leadership, LFA will focus on the implementation of ESSA while continuing work on college and career ready standards through LFA’s “Get It Right” campaign.