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Common Core Fights Brewing in Statehouses Across the Country

December 17, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Washington Post gives a preview of state house fights over Common Core that are on the horizon after the GOP wave. Strategists involved in the state-by-state fight against the national K-12 math and reading benchmarks say conservative legislators will introduce or have introduced legislation in dozens of states that will target individual components of […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2015 Bills, 2015 State Legislative Session, Common Core State Standards, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

An Ohio Parent Seeks to 'Strike' Over Common Core

November 12, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Medina Gazette reports that a parent in their community plans to withdraw her student from her public elementary school over Common Core and she hopes other parents will do the same. Rene Antonio, of Harrisville Township, plans to withdraw her second-grade daughter from Cloverleaf Elementary School on Dec. 15 and she’s hoping other parents […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Cloveleaf Elementary, Common Core State Standards, Ohio, Ohio Legislature, Rene Antonio

Video: Another Brick In Ohio

November 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I had a friend email me this video on Friday.  I can’t believe I’ve not seen this gem.  Matthew Goforth and Frank Yano of the Anti-Common Core Club created this video that is a parody of “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd. This video is far better than the goofy video Ohio-based Fordham Institute […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Anti-Common Core Club, Common Core State Standards, Ohio, PARCC, Pearson

Ohio Common Core Test Scores Won’t Be Available Until 2016

October 16, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ohio parents won’t likely know how their students did on the PARCC assessments being given this spring for months.  They may even have to wait until 2016. Forget seeing state report cards for schools and districts by their normal late August time next year, said Tom Gunlock, vice chairman […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Cleveland Plain Dealer, common core assessments, Ohio, PARCC

New Common Core Replacement Bill Introduced in Ohio House

July 29, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Columbus Dispatch reported yesterday that Ohio House Republicans introduced a new bill that would replace the Common Core State Standards. The goal is to pass the bill one week after the November election, when the House reconvenes after breaking in early June, Huffman said. “Speaker (William G.) Batchelder wanted to make clear … and […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Andrew Thompson, Common Core State Standards, Heidi Huber, John Adams, John Kasich, Matt Huffman, Ohio, Ohio House, Sub HB237

Ohio Legislature Nixes Multistate Consortia

June 13, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Below is a guest article submitted by Bob Lattimer who is President of Citizens for Objective Public Education: Ohio Legislature Nixes Multistate Consortia By Bob Lattimer On June 4, 2014, the Ohio General Assembly passed Am. Sub. H.B. 487, an education budget correction bill. The bill contains a provision that states: “When the state board […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards Tagged With: Andy Thompson, Bill Batchelder, Bob Lattimer, Citizens for Objective Public Education, Gerald Stebelton, H.B. 487, HB 237, John Adams, Ohio, Ohio Legislature

2014 Common Core Legislation Round-Up (12th Update)

March 27, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

A running list of Common Core related legislation filed in State Legislatures across the United States. This list will be continually updated.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Common Core Legislation, Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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