Bill Summary for S 479/SL 2011-280 (2011-2012)

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Bill: TESTING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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Jun 30 2011
S.L. 2011-280

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
Senate Bill 479 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 31, 2011
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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AN ACT 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; AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO ASSIST IN TEACHING AND STUDENT LEARNING. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 3/31/11, 4/27/11, and 6/16/11. Enacted June 23, 2011. Effective July 1, 2011.