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Utah House rejects pilot to let some districts substitute national norm‑referenced tests for RISE
Summary
First Substitute HB234, a pilot allowing up to 25% of LEAs to opt into a national norm‑referenced summative test crosswalked into the state system, failed in the House 32–42 after sustained debate over whether norm‑referenced tests measure growth and can be compared across schools.
The Utah House on Feb. 11 voted down First Substitute HB234, a proposal to authorize a limited, opt‑in pilot allowing local education agencies to use a national norm‑referenced test in place of the statewide RISE/ASPIRE summative assessment.
Sponsor Representative Lisenby described the measure as a voluntary pilot that would allow 25% of LEAs in the first year to opt in, with costs borne by participating…
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