VA HJR86 | 2016 | Regular Session

Virginia House Joint Resolution 86 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-11 - Tabled in Rules by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Resolution; recognizing the need for educators in the Commonwealth to cultivate a Virginia high school graduate who is skilled in critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship. Recognizes the need for educators in the Commonwealth to cultivate a Virginia high school graduate who is skilled in critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship by (i) protecting vital instructional time for effective civic learning and engagement; (ii) engaging students in civil discourse about contemporary and controversial issues; (iii) appreciating how globalization and technological advancements affect the United States as a constitutional republic and what it means to be a productive member of society; (iv) recognizing the value of effective student governments that serve as laboratories in which students can learn and practice essential citizenship skills; (v) providing professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers, as envisioned by the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee, on the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning and assessments; and (vi) emphasizing the teaching and learning of topics relating to local, state, national, and global issues within the context of the constitutional form of self-government in the United States.

Title

Educators; recognizing need in the Commonwealth to cultivate Virginia high school graduate.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-11	House	Tabled in Rules by voice vote
2016-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2016-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103065D