Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) sent out a press release Friday regarding House Bill 3399 that passed the Oklahoma House and will be considered by the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee today. OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today commented on plans by the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee to consider House Bill 3399 on Monday. The […]
Oklahoma House Passes Common Core Repeal
March 12, 2014 was a BUSY day in the Oklahoma Capitol. HB3399 – a bill to repeal Common Core standards by Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE last night; 78 AYE to 12 NAY. This bill repeals Common Core from law and allows 2 years in which to develop standards […]
Who Does Governor Mary Fallin Serve?
Exactly who does Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin work for? Recent events begs the question. Who does she serve? Does she serve the children and families of Oklahoma or does she serve the National Governors Association? It seems like her chairing the NGA has put her in conflict with serving her state. At least in the […]
Seven Common Core Bills Filed in Oklahoma Legislature
Five Common Core bills have been filed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and two bills have been filed in the Oklahoma Senate. Two of the bills in the Oklahoma House are repeal bills. They delete the one paragraph in SB2033 that made the Common Core law in Oklahoma. The first bill is HB 2786 […]
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Does 180 on Common Core
Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon did a 180 on the Common Core State Standards. Earlier this session he helped to stonewall an earlier bill against it. Yesterday he announces he is against it and will work to repeal it in Oklahoma. Shannon announced Thursday that with just two weeks left in the legislative […]
States Fighting Back
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 […]
Bill Requiring Review of Common Core Advances in Oklahoma House
A bill designed to review the Common Core State Standards in Oklahoma advances in the Oklahoma House. House Bill 1907 creates a Common Core Task Force passed yesterday on a 6-0 vote in the Oklahoma House Rules Committee. This bill was authored by State Representative Bobby Cleveland (R-District 20). The task force’s purpose is to […]