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School Superintendent: “Aspire Is An Autopsy”

August 18, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

ACT’s Common Core assessment, Aspire, did not receive a glowing endorsement from at least one school superintendent in Alabama. From AL.com: Madison City Schools showed more than 20 percent higher proficiency than the statewide average for the 2015 ACT Aspire assessments, but Superintendent Dr. Dee Fowler didn’t appear enthused when sharing the scores this week. […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: ACT Aspire, Alabama, common core assessments, STAR

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley’s Awful Executive Order on Data Collection

July 13, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley issued an executive order related to student data collection that established the state’s longitudinal database system.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Alabama, Robert Bentley, student data collection, student data privacy

Common Core Repeal Bill in Alabama Senate

March 10, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

SB 101 introduced in the Alabama Senate would end state participation in the Common Core State Standards and Alabama’s College-and Career-Ready Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, ACT Aspire, Alabama, Alabama Baptist Convention, Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, Alabama Senate, Common Core State Standards, Del Marsh, Rusty Glover, SB 101

Alabama Baptists Call for Common Core Repeal

November 20, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Last year the Alabama Baptist Convention passed a resolution that stopped short of calling for the repeal of the Common Core State Standards.  At this year’s annual meeting they passed a resolution that called for a full repeal.  The convention that met last week at Lakeside Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL passed the resolution without […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama Baptist Convention, Alabama State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, Plan 2020

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

What States Have Pulled Out of their Common Core Assessment Consortium?

January 23, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

We wanted to provide a complete list in one location of all the states that have pulled out of either Smarter Balanced or PARCC, as well as, states that are considering it. States that have pulled out of their Assessment Consortium: Utah (Smarter Balanced) – http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/54627081-68/utah-state-standards-consortium.html.csp Oklahoma (PARCC) – https://truthinamericaneducation.com/common-core-assessments/oklahoma-pulls-out-of-parcc/ (the Tulsa World article is […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, PARCC, Partnership of Assessments of Rediness for College and Careers, Pennsylvania, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, Utah

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem is the Roadblock to Common Core Repeal

January 2, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

It was reported in late November that legislative efforts will be difficult in Alabama and Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh will likely be the primary roadblock. An excerpt: Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said legislative efforts to repeal the Common Core education standards likely won’t make it to the Senate floor in […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama House, Alabama Legislative Watchdogs, Alabama Senate, Common Core State Standards, Deanna Frankowski, Del Marsh, Mike Hubbard, Rainy Day Patriots, Robert Bentley, Scott Beason

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