Post by Logan on Feb 17, 2016 2:34:24 GMT -6
Senate President Robert Stivers said he anticipates calling for a vote Wednesday legislation that would lead to large-scale changes in public K-12 education in Kentucky.
Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, has gotten attention because it would create a new review structure for state academic standards, which were initially based on the Common Core Standards. The bill would delete some aspects of statewide testing.
But its impact would be significant in several other areas.
The bill originally eliminated statewide social studies testing, but John Cox, Kentucky Senate majority communications director, said late Tuesday that an amendment had been filed to Senate Bill 1 that would restore testing in social studies.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article60684246.html
Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Sen. Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, has gotten attention because it would create a new review structure for state academic standards, which were initially based on the Common Core Standards. The bill would delete some aspects of statewide testing.
But its impact would be significant in several other areas.
The bill originally eliminated statewide social studies testing, but John Cox, Kentucky Senate majority communications director, said late Tuesday that an amendment had been filed to Senate Bill 1 that would restore testing in social studies.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article60684246.html