Bill Summary for S 479 (2011-2012)
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Summary date:
Apr 27 2011
S.L. 2011-280
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TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS WITH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY BENCHMARKED TESTS; THE CONTINUATION OF NORTH CAROLINA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TESTS RELATED TO COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF STATES; A PILOT STUDY OF A NEW ASSESSMENT OF U.S. HISTORY BASED ON THE REVISED CURRICULUM AND THAT ASSESSES CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING SKILLS; AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO ASSIST IN TEACHING AND STUDENT LEARNING.Intro. by Tillman, Preston, Soucek.
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Bill summary
Senate amendment makes the following changes to 1st edition. Deletes provision requiring the State Board of Education to pilot a United States History assessment during the 2011-12 school year. Makes a conforming change to the title.