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Prohibiting school districts from using standards-based grading in grades six through twelve
Sponsored by Rep. Brooke Boden (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa school districts would no longer be allowed to use standards-based grading for students in grades 7 through 12. Instead of grading based on small, specific skills or learning objectives, schools would have to use a different method to evaluate how students are performing in their classes.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits school districts from using standards-based grading to evaluate the performance of students who are enrolled in grades through 12. The bill defines “standards-based grading” to mean a method of evaluating student performance in which traditional academic subjects are broken down into smaller learning objectives or skills and a student’s performance is evaluated based on the extent to which the student has mastered each particular learning objective or skill.
House subcommittee
Named February 6, 2025. On February 13, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
39 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 13, 2025 (39) · on the Legislature’s site