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States Fighting Back

March 4, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama Senate, Florida Legislature, Georgia Senate, HB 1204, HB 1907, HB 2289, HB 377, HB 4276, HB 616, Indiana Senate, Kansas House, Michigan House, Mike Fair, Missouri House, Missouri Senate, Nikki Haley, Oklahoma House, S. 604, SB 167, SB 190, SB 193, SB 210, SB 524, South Carolina Senate, South Dakota House, Utah Legislature

S.C. State Senator Mike Fair Warns About Common Core Testing

September 28, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: SBAC Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Mike Fair, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

GOP Divided on ObamaCore

September 1, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

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. […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Christel Swasey, Common Core State Standards, Gayle Ruzeicka, Jeb Bush, Mike Fair, Mitt Romney, Utah Eagle Forum

Indiana Education Chief Admits Obama Hijacked Common Core

July 22, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Barack Obama, Indiana Department of Education, Mike Fair, Nikki Haley, Tea Party in Indiana, Tony Bennett

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