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Bill to delay Virginia’s school accountability system clears Senate subcommittee

Lawmakers are pushing to delay Virginia’s revised school accountability system, claiming it was rushed and lacks clarity. On Monday, a Senate subcommittee advanced legislation to postpone the system, which was revamped by the Board of Education under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s direction to better measure school quality and student learning outcomes.  The revised system, known as […]

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Lawmakers are pushing to delay Virginia’s revised school accountability system, claiming it was rushed and lacks clarity. On Monday, a Senate subcommittee advanced legislation to postpone the system, which was revamped by the Board of Education under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s direction to better measure school quality and student learning outcomes. 

Therevisedsystem,knownastheSchoolPerformanceandSupportFramework,aimstoaddressearninglossandensureschoolsfostereffectiveeducationalprogramsratherthanrelyingsolelyonaccreditationtodriveimprovement.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationrecentlyapprovedVirginia’samendmentstotheplan,allowingfullimplementationnextyeartomee