Resolve, To Require the Examination of the System of Learning Results

Sec. 1. System of learning results study. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall convene a working group to study the system of learning results established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6209, including the following:

1. Determining age-appropriate learning standards that are the product of research and development in the State and have undergone peer review or replication studies; and

2. The feasibility of replacing the SAT testing system with a more reliable measure of student achievement such as the Accuplacer system.

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by December 4, 2019, the Department of Education shall submit a report on the study under section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The committee may submit legislation relating to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.

summary

This resolve directs the Department of Education to convene a working group to study the system of learning results and to submit a report by December 4, 2019 to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, which may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.