Iowa Senate Poised to Vacate Decision to Use Smarter Balanced
The Iowa Senate may vote to vacate a decision by the Iowa State Board of Education to use Smarter Balanced in place of a new assessment to be ready by 2018.
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Iowa Lawmaker Pushes for “Home Rule” for Local Schools
There are currently four bills before the Iowa Legislature that pertain to Common Core and local control of education for duly elected local school boards.
Anti-Common Core Victories at the State Level
Anti-Common Core candidates saw several victories in Governor races, state school chief races, school board races, and in state legislatures.
Common Core Roll Back Bill Introduced in the Iowa Senate
State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) introduces a bill in the Iowa Senate that would essentially roll back Iowa’s standards to what they were in 2006.
Contact Iowa House-Senate Conference Committee to Strip SBAC Language from Bill
The Iowa House and Iowa Senate have put together a conference committee to iron out differences in their respective education reform bills.