J.R. Wilson has updated our map. The Pending Rejection states are so marked as a result of serious discussion or action taken towards withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards, withdrawing from PARCC or SBAC, delaying implementation of standards or assessments, or not funding the implementation. The discussions or actions considered include public forums, legislative […]
S.C. State Senator Mike Fair Warns About Common Core Testing
South Carolina State Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville) wrote an op/ed for The State where he warned that South Carolina could regret their new student testing scheme via the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) that accompanies the state’s adoption and implementation of the Common Core State Standards. He writes: We belong to a consortium of states […]
GOP Divided on ObamaCore
It is so good for EdWeek to point out that yes there is dissention in the ranks. Not all Republicans have bought into Governor Jeb Bush’s vision of education reform, as far as, national standards are concerned. On the one hand, there’s Jeb Bush, a key Romney surrogate and the former GOP governor of Florida. […]
Indiana Education Chief Admits Obama Hijacked Common Core
Tony Bennett, the Indiana Superintendent of Public Education, was cornered at a Tea Party gathering in Indiana last week. Russ Pulliam, blogging at the Indianapolis Star gives an account of the exchange: Bennett is usually locked in debates with advocates for traditional approaches to public education. But this argument was different. Bennett played defense on […]