Summary: Federal education legislation, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed Congress in early December 2015. Listen in as SHAPE America advocacy leaders discuss the impact of this legislation on school health and physical education programs. Topics discussed include background information on the passage of ESSA, funding streams available for school health and physical education programs within ESSA, and what you can do as a health or physical educator to be prepared for the implementation of ESSA. Panelists for this podcast include: Carly Braxton, SHAPE America senior manager of advocacy, and Karen Johnson, SHAPE America advocacy consultant.
