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2017 Will Bring More Opportunity to Repeal Common Core in Iowa

December 19, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The 2017 Iowa Legislative Session brings opportunities to attack Common Core in Iowa with upcoming changes in the Iowa Legislature and Governor’s office.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Amy Sinclair, Common Core, Iowa, Iowa Legislature, Kim Reynolds, Next Generation Science Standards, Smarter Balanced, Terry Branstad, Walt Rogers

Will the Iowa Legislature Block Smarter Balanced?

April 19, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Iowa Legislature is on the verge of passing an education appropriations bill that doesn’t fund Smarter Balanced, but doesn’t block it either.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Iowa, Iowa Legislature, Iowa State Board of Education, Smarter Balanced

Stop Common Core Progress Update

May 25, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

We are drawing close to the end of the state legislative sessions.  I thought it would be a good time to highlight the progress that has been made in fighting the Common Core.  If you look back just a few months ago you can see how far our movement has come.  Some significant progress was […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Common Core State Standards, Fight Common Core, Georgia GOP, Iowa Legislature, Kansas Legislature, Louisiana Senate, Michigan Legislature, Nathan Deal, North Carolina Senate, Ohio Legislature, Oklahoma Legislature, PARCC, Pennsylvania Legislature, Republican National Committee, Smarter Balanced Assessments, States Fighting Common Core, Tom Corbett, Utah GOP, Wisconsin Legislature

Iowa Legislature to Consider Testing Preschoolers

November 19, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Because we don’t do enough standardized testing.  The Des Moines Register reports that the 35-member early childhood task force recommends that all 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool be required to take the same test so they can keep better track of their progress. A 35-member early childhood task force on Thursday chose a test now used […]

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Iowa Early Childhood Task Force, Iowa Legislature, preschool

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