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On State Takeovers of School Districts

June 20, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A state takeover of a local school district takes away the voice of the taxpayers and parents and it’s questionable (at best) they even work.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Detroit Public Schools, failing schools, Gary Public Schools, indiana, Indiana Legislature, Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, Kentucky State Board of Education, Louisiana, Memphis Public Schools, Mercedes Schneider, Michigan, Muncie Public Schools, school takeovers, Tennessee

Indiana GOP Leaders: State Should Write Own Standards

December 2, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

There was an encouraging story in the Indianapolis Star yesterday.  An excerpt: The Republican leaders of the General Assembly want Indiana to scrap the Common Core education standards and have the state adopt its own guidelines to prepare students for college and careers, a report today said. House Speaker Brian Bosma of Indianapolis and Senate […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Brian Bosma, Common Core State Standards, David Long, Indiana Legislature

Indiana Democrats Put Politics Before Kids, Skip Common Core Vote

November 22, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

I can’t believe I missed this news last week.  It needs to be shouted from the rooftops. Members of the Indiana legislative study committee formed by the pause legislation passed last session voted 6 to 1 in favor of replacing the Common Core… a twist though since all Democrat members minus one decided not to […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Glenda Ritz, Hoosiers Against Common Core, Indiana Legislature, Indiana State Board of Education, Justin Moed

Indiana Pulling Away From PARCC

June 28, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Indiana is reducing its participation with PARCC. State Impact Indiana reports: As a governing state in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, Indiana gets a seat at the table. But no one from the Department of Education has attended a PARCC governing board meeting since Superintendent Glenda Ritz took office in […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Glenda Ritz, HB 1427, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Legislature, PARCC, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, State Impact Indiana

Indiana’s Common Core Pause Law Isn’t Complex

June 19, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

State Impact Indiana reports that there was a push for 2nd Graders to be under the Common Core State Standards since they were rolled out for Kindergarten and First grade last year. This is even after the Common Core pause bill was passed and signed into law. Elle Moxley writes: After state lawmakers passed a […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Pause, Elle Moxley, Glenda Ritz, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Legislature, Mike Pence, State Impact Indiana

Indiana Legislature Playing Monday Morning Quarterback?

May 28, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Times of Northwest Indiana wrote an editorial Sunday opining that the Common Core State Standards not be set aside even though the implementation was paused. Indiana has reset the clock on joining the Common Core Standards initiative, with the Legislature overruling the State Board of Education and delaying implementation by at least one year […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Augusto Fabio Milner, Common Core State Standards, Indiana Legislature, Indiana Senate Education Committee, Indiana State Board of Education, Sandra Stotsky, The Times of Northwest Indiana

Indiana’s Common Core Pause Up for a Final Vote

April 26, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Language that pauses the implementation of the Common Core made it out of conference committee and will have a final vote in the Indiana Legislature.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Brian Bosma, Common Core State Standards, HB 1427, Indiana Legislature, Mike Pence, Scott Schneider

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