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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There
 is still time to weigh in! The Ohio Department of Education invites the
 education community and public to review and provide comment on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzAzLjcwNzAyODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMwMy43MDcwMjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTc1MTMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9YXJ0c255ZGVyNDRAY3MuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1hcnRzbnlkZXI0NEBjcy5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-ESSA/ESSA_Framework_Report.pdf.aspx">the draft state plan</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzAzLjcwNzAyODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMwMy43MDcwMjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTc1MTMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9YXJ0c255ZGVyNDRAY3MuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1hcnRzbnlkZXI0NEBjcy5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-ESSA/essa-consolidated-state-plan.pdf.aspx">technical submission</a>
 for the Every Student Succeeds Act. Ohio’s plan takes a detailed look 
at the state’s education system and makes important improvements based 
on the feedback of our stakeholders and requirements in law. </span></div>


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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Department will incorporate input from the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzAzLjcwNzAyODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMwMy43MDcwMjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTc1MTMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9YXJ0c255ZGVyNDRAY3MuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1hcnRzbnlkZXI0NEBjcy5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ESSAOhioOverview">comment survey</a>, which closes Monday, March 6 at 5 p.m., into the final Ohio plan. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzAzLjcwNzAyODMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMwMy43MDcwMjgzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTc1MTMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9YXJ0c255ZGVyNDRAY3MuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1hcnRzbnlkZXI0NEBjcy5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Every-Student-Succeeds-Act-ESSA">Here is more information</a>. </span></div>


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