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The State Board of Education is working to create new rules around school accountability, and a series of public hearings begin next week.
State education officials have tentatively agreed on a new A-to-F accountability system for schools, with the federal government getting the final say.
A new law allows private schools to ask the State Board of Education for a waiver after one year if they can show academic improvements.
Bennett supports a standardized school grading system while Ritz says schools should be measured on their past performance.