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Senate rejects bill to delay new school accountability system after lengthy debate
Summary
SB 9 79, which would have delayed rollout of Virginia’s revised public-school accountability framework and created an advisory council, failed in the Senate after extended debate on student proficiency measures and NAEP comparisons.
The Virginia Senate rejected SB 9 79 on Tuesday after a long floor debate over school accountability metrics and how to measure student progress.
Senator Hashmi (Richmond City) sponsored the bill, which would have delayed enactment of a revised public-school accountability system for one year and established an advisory council to review implementation. Hashmi said the pause was intended to give local school divisions, teachers and parents more time to prepare and to ensure accountability measures do not “punitively…
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