Tennessee Didn’t Repeal Common Core, They Rebranded It
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.
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A Common Core Bill Passes West Virginia House
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.
Common Core Under the Edwards Administration in Louisiana
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.
New York Plans to Test on Revised Standards By 2018-2019 School Year
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.
New Jersey’s Upcoming Common Core Rebrand
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.
Arkansas Parents Keep Watch Over Your Upcoming Common Core Review
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.
And the Louisiana Common Core Review Narrative Begins
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.
The Louisiana Common Core Review Is Not Parent-Friendly
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.
A Self-Appointment to Missouri’s Common Core Work Group?
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.
What Will Bill Haslam Actually Do About Common Core?
Just in case you missed this story The Tennessean reported that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s tone on Common Core is changing. “For