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238 Education Data Bills Hit State Capitols in 2018 So Far

May 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Data Quality Campaign reports there are 238 bills related to education data in state legislatures this year so far, and less than a third (70) have anything to do with protecting student data privacy.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2018 Bills, AB 2192, Arizona, California, data mining, data privacy, education data, HB 1314, HB 2651, HB 405, indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, S. 40, SB 107, SB 1224, SB 1411, student data, Tennessee

Add This To The ‘This Is Not Common Core’ File

November 8, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Stories like a piece recently published at PJ Media contributes to muddying our opposition to Common Core when it provides false information to readers.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Assignments, Common Core State Standards, Megan Fox, Mississippi, Next Generation Science Standards, PJ Media

(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Here is a list of legislation filed filed in 2017 in state houses across the nation dealing with standards, local control, assessments & data privacy.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Arizona, Common Core, common core assessments, Connecticut, data privacy, Florida, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Next Generation Science Standards, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

Mississippi Hits Snag With Common Core Practice Tests

March 23, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

After the Mississippi State Board of Education ditched PARCC the state has struggled with their Common Core-aligned replacement assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: common core assessments, Mississippi, PARCC, Questar Assessment Inc.

Mississippi Governor Bryant Vetos Weak Common Core Bill

April 28, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant vetoed SB 2161 on Friday last week.  The bill passed through the Mississippi Legislature in late March.   Bryant said then that he wasn’t sure the bill would accomplish anything.  Activists from Mississippi told Truth in American Education that they believed the bill would just set up a rebrand and give politicians cover. […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Common Core State Standards, Mississippi, Phil Bryant, SB 2161

Mississippi Legislature Votes to End Common Core, Prohibit PARCC

April 1, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Mississippi Legislature voted to end the state’s participation in the Common Core State Standards and prohibit the use of PARCC next school year.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Common Core State Standards, Mississippi, Mississippi House, Mississippi Senate, PARCC, Phil Bryant, Tate Reeves

Mississippi to Pull Out of PARCC

January 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

New news out of Mississippi.  They will be the latest state to pull out of the fledgling Common Core-aligned assessment consortium PARCC. The Clarion Ledger reports: The education board voted earlier that morning to withdraw from the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers consortium amid anti-Common Core and anti-PARCC sentiments by […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: common core assessments, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Education, PARCC, Phil Bryant, Tate Reeves

Momentum Builds Against Common Core in Mississippi

January 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Mississippi has momentum against the Common Core with a growing grassroots and more lawmakers, the Lt. Governor, and Governor speaking out against it.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Michael Watson, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi Legislature, Phil Bryant

Mississippi Gov. Bryant: The Public Is In Charge of Public Education

December 4, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant points out a simple fact that is often lost on many Common Core advocates, we the people are in charge, not the educrats.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Carey Wright, Common Core State Standards, Mississippi, Phil Bryant, Tate Reeves

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant: Common Core Is a Failed Program

June 20, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal may have got the ball rolling with Republican governors. According to The Clarion Ledger, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is expressing dissatisfaction with the Common Core State Standards in his state.  Watch their interview with Governor Bryant below.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Bobby Jindal, Common Core State Standards, Mississippi, Phil Bryant

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