Arkansas Shuts Door on PARCC
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson accepted the recommendation of his Common Core Review Council to leave PARCC and use ACT Aspire and ACT instead.
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Arkansas Senate Votes to Delay PARCC
The Arkansas Senate votes 29 to 0 in favor in HB 1241 which delays any possible future use of PARCC until the 2016-2017 school year.
Arkansas House Votes to Pull State Out of PARCC
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 86 to 1 in favor of HB 1241 that orders the State Board of Education to withdraw from PARCC by June 30, 2015.
PARCC Pull-Out Bill Advances in Arkansas House
The Arkansas House Education Committee has passed HB 1241 out of committee which would order the state out of PARCC after the 2014-2015 school year.
Common Core Fight Coming to Arkansas Legislature
The Arkansas News Bureau reports that a fight is brewing in Little Rock over the Common Core State Standards. Last year there