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Lawmakers hear panel calling for clearer standards and statewide accountability in education
Summary
A Committee of the Whole heard six education experts who urged statewide standards, better assessment and reporting (school report cards), and a dedicated accountability office; panelists emphasized measuring student outcomes rather than inputs and discussed NAEP participation and block grants.
The Utah House met as a Committee of the Whole for an extended panel on education reform and accountability, hearing from six experts and district leaders who urged clearer standards, better statewide assessment and public reporting.
Panelists included Devon Sanderson (Jordan School District), Don Thomas (former Salt Lake City superintendent), Suzanne Blakesley (teacher, Provo), John Bennion (Salt Lake superintendent), Jim Peacock (business representative), and Richard Maxfield (education…
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