Senate approves K–12 assessment changes after debate on testing, costs and curriculum
House File 2670, amended to retain personal finance literacy and add social studies to summative assessments, passed the Senate 30–17. Opponents warned it increases testing, removes trauma‑informed and multicultural guidance, and shifts roughly $601,000 in development costs to districts.
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The Senate approved House File 2670, a K–12 education measure that adds social studies to statewide summative assessments for grades 8–10 and retains language on personal finance literacy through adoption of Senate Amendment 51‑13.
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