Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 5:43:59 GMT -6
Senate committee approves education reform bill aimed at core academic standards
A revised bill that would lead to changes in the Kentucky Core Academic Standards won approval Thursday from the Senate Education Committee, with the sponsor promising, “It lets teachers teach.”
Senate Bill 1 would create a new review structure for state academic standards and delete some aspects of statewide testing.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Senate Education chairman Mike Wilson, said he had spent several weeks meeting with teachers, superintendents, education groups and the Commissioner of Education before drafting a committee substitute with revisions.
The bill proposes that beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018, and every six years after that, academic standards and assessments would be reviewed for replacement or revision.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article59807596.html
A revised bill that would lead to changes in the Kentucky Core Academic Standards won approval Thursday from the Senate Education Committee, with the sponsor promising, “It lets teachers teach.”
Senate Bill 1 would create a new review structure for state academic standards and delete some aspects of statewide testing.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Senate Education chairman Mike Wilson, said he had spent several weeks meeting with teachers, superintendents, education groups and the Commissioner of Education before drafting a committee substitute with revisions.
The bill proposes that beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018, and every six years after that, academic standards and assessments would be reviewed for replacement or revision.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article59807596.html