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Directing the department of education to convene an achievement gap working group

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SF 2358

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2022
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 21, 2022
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2358
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2358 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2358 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The Department of Education will form a special group to study why some students in kindergarten through twelfth grade perform differently in school than others. This group will look for gaps in academic success among different groups of students. They must then give a report with their findings and suggestions to the state legislature by the end of 2022.1

Read the official explanation

This bill directs the department of education to convene an achievement gap working group. The bill requires the working group to study any disparities in academic performance between groups of students in grades kindergarten through and provide a report to the general assembly by December 31, 2022, detailing the working group’s findings and recommendations.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2022. On February 10, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.

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    90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 389
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