Texas HB56 amends the Education Code to implement an instructionally supportive assessment program in public schools.

Texas HB56 amends the Education Code to create and implement an instructionally supportive statewide assessment program. This program aims to provide progress monitoring, be balanced, innovative, and streamlined, and be knowledge- and skills-based. The State Board of Education is tasked with adopting nationally norm-referenced or criterion-referenced assessment instruments for students in grades three through eight in mathematics and reading language arts, and in grades five and eight in science.

Texas HB56 amends the Education Code to implement an instructionally supportive assessment program in public schools.

Texas HB56 amends the Education Code to create and implement an instructionally supportive statewide assessment program. This program aims to provide progress monitoring, be balanced, innovative, and streamlined, and be knowledge- and skills-based. The State Board of Education is tasked with adopting nationally norm-referenced or criterion-referenced assessment instruments for students in grades three through eight in mathematics and reading language arts, and in grades five and eight in science.