The Missouri Legislature officially ended the state’s relationship with Smarter Balanced eliminating the $4.2 million needed to spend on the assessment.
Missouri Legislature Passes Common Core Replacement Bill
The Missouri Legislature voted 131 to 12 in the House and 23 to 6 in the Senate in favor of the conference report for HB 1490. This bill, if signed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, would replace the Common Core State Standards by the 2016-2017 school year, and a new assessment to align with those […]
Missouri Common Core Transparency Bill Passes Out of Committee
The Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee passed SB 210 out of committee on a 17-0 vote yesterday after a 2 hour-long public hearing which included 900 written witness statements by those who supported the bill and testimony by the Missouri Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro who I was told didn’t really address the content […]