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Tennessee Didn’t Repeal Common Core, They Rebranded It

April 18, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Tennessee’s new academic standards should not be considered a victory for opponents of Common Core as they just approved a rebrand of the standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Common Core, Common Core review, Tennessee, Tennessee State Board of Education

A Common Core Bill Passes West Virginia House

March 1, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed HB 4014, a bill that would review and revise Common Core, on Friday by a 73 to 20 vote margin.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, HB 4014, Smarter Balanced, West Virginia, West Virginia House, West Virginia Senate

Common Core Under the Edwards Administration in Louisiana

February 24, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

It doesn’t look like the new Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, plans to fight the Feds on Common Core, and BESE is poised to vote on new standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core, Common Core Rebrand, Common Core review, Jeff Landry, John Bel Edwards, Louisiana Academic Standards

New York Plans to Test on Revised Standards By 2018-2019 School Year

February 23, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The New York Board of Regents look like it will rush ahead with a drawn out Common Core rebrand that kids will be tested on during the 2018-2019 school year.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Common Core Rebrand, Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, New York, New York Board of Regents, New York State Education Department, New York State Parent Teacher Association

New Jersey’s Upcoming Common Core Rebrand

September 15, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Common Core Review Committee that Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) ordered has begun it’s work. With the state keeping PARCC all we can expect is a rebrand.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Chris Christie, Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, New Jersey, PARCC

Arkansas Parents Keep Watch Over Your Upcoming Common Core Review

August 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

As Arkansas considers a public review and rewrite of the Common Core State Standards they should realize that parents expect an overhaul, not a rebrand.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Arkansas, Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas State Board of Education, Asa Hutchinson, Common Core review

And the Louisiana Common Core Review Narrative Begins

August 12, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

AP reports that “only a few hundred people” participated in the first month of public comment that is part of Louisiana’s Common Core review.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core review, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Education, media spin, public comment

The Louisiana Common Core Review Is Not Parent-Friendly

August 11, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Louisiana Department of Education have made it next to impossible for parents to offer general feedback on Common Core at their public review portal.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core, Common Core review, Louisiana Department of Education, Parental Activism, Sara Wood

A Self-Appointment to Missouri’s Common Core Work Group?

December 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

An educator from Columbia, MO decided that despite what Missouri Speaker of the House Tim Jones said he was staying on the Common Core Standards work group.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, HB 1490, Lou Ann Saighmann, Missouri Common Core Work Group, Nick Kremer, Tim Jones

What Will Bill Haslam Actually Do About Common Core?

October 28, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Just in case you missed this story The Tennessean reported that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s tone on Common Core is changing. “For me, it shouldn’t be about the name and what we call it, the battle should be about: Are we going to have high standards or not and what exactly should those standards be?” […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Common Core rebranding, Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, John Hickenlooper

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