Texas Governor Rick Perry signed HB 462 on Friday effectively banning the Common Core State Standards from the state. You may remember this passed the Texas House overwhelmingly on a 140-2 vote. It passed the Texas Senate on May 21. An amended version was approved by the Texas House on May 23. It was sent […]
Texas House Makes It Clear: NO Common Core HERE!
The Texas House of Representatives voted 140-2 to pass language prohibiting Texas from participating in the Common Core State Standards. Only two votes against it. Incredible. The bill, HB 462, was sponsored by State Representative Dan Huberty (R-Kingwood). Here’s the relevant language in the bill: (b-1) In this section, “common core state standards” means the […]