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Senate approves 10-year standards review bill; critics say it duplicates existing statute
Summary
The Senate adopted a committee amendment and ordered House Bill 15-71 (a 10-year statewide academic-standards review and recommended instructional materials list) to the Committee on Finance after senators debated whether the bill duplicates RSA 193-E and risks eroding local control.
The Senate adopted the committee amendment to House Bill 15-71 and ordered the bill to the Finance Committee following a floor debate about whether the measure duplicates an existing 10-year review duty in state law.
The bill directs the Department of Education to initiate a 10-year review cycle for statewide academic standards in mathematics, English language arts and science; the department would develop revised…
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