Jolley's Education Reform Bill Clears Senate

A measure to provide greater accountability and transparency in public education passed the State Senate with bipartisan support today.

Senator Clark Jolley is principal author of Senate Bill 1111, the “Educational Accountability Reform Act.”

The measure would restructure Oklahoma’s education system to create better transparency and accountability on data and testing, Jolley said. The current Office of Accountability would be restructured into the Educational Quality and Accountability Office.

“There is a problem nationwide with states being forthcoming about student achievement, because those achievement levels can directly impact public office holders,” said Jolley, R-Edmond. “By moving testing oversight to an impartial third party, we can get objective numbers and begin to enact reforms that will truly improve student achievement.”

Democrats Jerry Ellis and Judy Eason McIntyre joined Republicans in supporting the bill.

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