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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,” the Republican governor said last week during a visit to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay. “I think that’s something we can work on, whether it’s a special session or not, it would be early in the next session.
“Having high standards, but standards that are set by people here in … Wisconsin, not by people outside of the state would be a key part of that.”
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, a Republican from Juneau, confirmed Thursday the Legislature will make changes to Common Core next year, but he was unsure how the process would evolve.
Common Core became a key issue during the gubernatorial election, but few details about alternative standards and the process needed to create them have been disclosed.
Wisconsin adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010, and Walker called on the Legislature to repeal them in July.
There would likely be an uphill fight. Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers threatened to sue if the State Legislature and Walker managed to repeal Common Core in the state.