It has been awhile since we gave an update on the pair of Anti-Common Core bills that are active in the Missouri Legislature. The first is the one in the Missouri Senate, SB 210, which passed out of their education committee last Thursday (3/27/13). It had to be amended prior to its passage since the […]
Anti-Common Core Bill Advances in Missouri House
Some good news out of Missouri courtesy of Missouri Education Watchdog: Representative Kurt Bahr's house bill 616 was voted out of the Downsizing State Government Committee 8:40 today along party lines. HB616 requires the state to stop implementation of Common Core Standards and Assessments. Parents, principals and teachers continue, as they learn more about the […]
Anti-Common Core Bill Filed in Missouri House
HB 616, a bill that would prohibit the Missouri State Board of Education from implementing the Common Core, had its second reading in the Missouri House today. It is sponsored by State Representative Kurt Bahr (R-O’Fallon) and co-sponsored by State Representatives Timothy Jones (R-Eureka), Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester), Doug Funderburk (R-St. Peters), Bryan Spencer (R-Wentzville), Bill […]
Anti-Common Core Bill Filed in Missouri Senate
From School Reform News: On Jan. 24, state Sen. John Lamping (R-Ladue) introduced Senate Bill 2010, which rescinds the Missouri Board of Education’s decision to adopt the Core, forbids state agencies from implementing it, and requires the Missouri legislature to sign off on state standard shifts. State Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-St. Charles) plans to file […]