S 293 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to student assessment data

This bill amends Massachusetts education law to shift the focus of school accountability from overall student performance to measuring individual student growth. By changing specific terms in the state's education statutes, the legislation requires that school ratings and funding decisions be based on how much progress students make over time rather than their absolute test scores. The change directly affects how the state evaluates schools and determines resources, emphasizing improvement for each learner instead of just final achievement levels.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jul 1, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate concurred
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House concurred
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the committee on Education
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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