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(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Here is a list of legislation filed filed in 2017 in state houses across the nation dealing with standards, local control, assessments & data privacy.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Arizona, Common Core, common core assessments, Connecticut, data privacy, Florida, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Next Generation Science Standards, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

62% of Connecticut Voters Oppose Common Core

November 25, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Emerson College released a poll last week that showed an overwhelming number of Connecticut voters oppose the Common Core State Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Emerson College

Connecticut Senate Votes to Dump Smarter Balanced for High School Students

June 3, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Connecticut Senate passed a bill 33 to 3 that would dump Smarter Balanced for high school students in favor of college entrance exams like ACT or SAT.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Bob Duff, Connecticut, Connecticut Senate, Smarter Balanced

Connecticut Students, Parents Unaware of Social Media Monitoring

May 18, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Fox Connecticut reports that students, parents and educators are unaware that their students have their social media monitored as they take Smarter Balanced.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: common core assessments, Connecticut, Connecticut State Department of Education, Smarter Balanced, social media, UCLA

A Weak Slate of Common Core Related Bills in Connecticut

February 12, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

There are a number of Common Core-related bills that have been filed in the Connecticut General Assembly, but none would repeal the standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Education, Connecticut House, Connecticut Legislature, Connecticut Senate, parent opt-out, parental rights, Smarter Balanced Assessments, student data privacy

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

Connecticut SDE Says No Opt Out, But Can’t Punish Those Who Do

January 16, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

A follow-up to the piece I wrote about Connecticut last week.  In that piece Steve Martin with the Connecticut State Department of Education said there is no opt-out provision assessments except for students who are “medically exempt” or who are in an out-of-state facility. Wendy Lecker who is senior attorney for the Campaign for Fiscal […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, common core assessments, Connecticut, Connecticut State Department of Education, Education Law Center, Stamford Advocate, Wendy Lecker

Connecticut Department of Education Says No to Opting Out of Assessments

January 9, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Connecticut has received a number of parental opt-out requests from assessments.  Steve Martin, an education consultant with the Connecticut State Department of Education last month wrote a two page primer on the “background, history and suggested protocols for addressing parent requests for students to ‘opt-out’ of mandated state testing.” The Department is tells local education […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: common core assessments, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Education

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