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Teachers, Associations Urge Board to Slow ESSA Amendment That Could Affect History and Social‑Studies Assessment
Summary
Educators and social‑studies leaders urged the Virginia Board of Education to pause or narrow an ESSA amendment that, they say, risks reintroducing high‑stakes SOL testing for history/social studies. Speakers recommended using locally awarded verified credit (LAVC) models and building 'guardrails.'
Multiple educators, association leaders and supervisors told the Virginia Board of Education on Jan. 8 that proposed amendments to the state’s ESSA consolidated plan could unintentionally pressure divisions toward selected‑response SOL tests in history and social studies.
Neely Minton, president‑elect of the Virginia Social Studies Leaders Consortium, told the…
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