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Common Core Advocate Tony Evers Plans to Run for Wisconsin Governor

August 22, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Dr. Tony Evers, Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, who adopted Common Core State Standards wants to challenge Governor Scott Walker.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Scott Walker, Tony Evers, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Governors Race

Common Core: A Serious Problem for Governors in 2016

December 18, 2015 By Jane Robbins

Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard has drawn the connection between a governor’s support of Common Core and his political fortunes.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2016 elections, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Rick Perry, Scott Walker

Ted Cruz, Rand Paul Receive an A – on Common Core Report Card

August 19, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

ThePulse2016, American Principles in Action, and Cornerstone Policy Research released a Common Core score card of the major GOP presidential candidates.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, data collections, Donald Trump, George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Jim Gilmore, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz

Scott Walker’s Veto on State Assessment Budget Language

July 20, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker vetoed language in Wisconsin’s biennial budget bill that would codify assessment criteria aligned with the Common Core.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Scott Walker, Smarter Balanced Assessments

Wisconsin Common Core Opt-Out vs. School Accountability

May 20, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s budget bill has Common Core opt-out features that could be short circuited by his school accountability emphasis.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, AB 1, AB 21, Common Core, school accountability, Scott Walker, Smarter Balanced, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Legislature

Scott Walker: We Effectively Repealed Common Core in Wisconsin

April 29, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) said that his administration effectively repealed Common Core in Wisconsin through his state’s spending plan.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 elections, Common Core, Scott Walker, Smarter Balanced, Tony Evers, Wisconsin

Scott Walker Removes Smarter Balanced from Wisconsin’s Budget

February 6, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in his 2015 budget address said that he removed funding for Smarter Balanced in his proposed 2015-2017 budget.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Opt-Out, Common Core State Standards, Scott Walker, Smarter Balanced Assessments, Tony Evers, Wisconsin Legislature, Wisconsin State Budget

Common Core in Scott Walker’s State of the State

January 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s school accountability bill override any Common Core opt-out he said he wanted in his State of the State Address.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Presidential Race, Common Core, Scott Walker, The Capital Times

Wisconsin Lawmakers Discuss Common Core Opt-Out

December 12, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are backing away from discussion of repealing the Common Core instead allowing schools to opt-out and use their own standards,

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 State Legislative Session, Common Core State Standards, Laurel Patrick, Robin Vos, Scott Walker, Tony Evers, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Assembly, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Journal

Scott Walker Continues Call for Common Core Repeal in Wisconsin

November 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker reiterated his call to see Wisconsin have their own standards.  Common Core became a wedge issue between Walker and his Democrat challenger Mary Burke. USA Today reported last week: “One of the things I mentioned throughout the campaign that I wanted to do early on is an overall education reform package,” […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Scott Walker, Tony Evers, Wisconsin Legislature

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