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Missouri Legislature Passes Common Core Replacement Bill

May 15, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Jay Nixon, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri House, Missouri Senate, Missouri State Board of Education

Missouri Teacher Testifies About Intimidation She Suffered for Common Core Opposition

March 28, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

We need more teachers like Susan Kimball.  Kimball is a 20-year veteran teaching Kindergarten at Sikeston Public School District.  She testified that she has suffered from bullying and intimidation since she began speaking out against the Common Core State Standards. Duane Lester at The Missouri Torch recounted her testimony before the Missouri Senate Education Committee […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Duane Lester, John Lamping, Missouri Senate, SB 514, Susan Kimball, The Missouri Torch

Renewing the Fight to Stop Common Core

January 22, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

As state legislatures across the country are starting new sessions I thought it would be a good time to highlight how the fight to stop the Common Core State Standards is being renewed in state capitols.  2013 was the first round and now we are entering the second, the bell has run.  The pressure is […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2014-H-7095, Andrew Cuomo, Colorado, common core assessments, Common Core State Standards, Debra Gist, Douglas County School Board, Gregg Amore, John Lamping, Maryland, Missouri, Missouri Senate, New York, PARCC, Paul Pinsky, Rhode Island, SB514, Tennessee, Tennessee Legislature

Political Payback Sinks Missouri’s Common Core Pause Bill

May 21, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

I learned over the weekend that SB 210 is dead in the Missouri Senate due to a threat of a filibuster.  I was told that it had nothing to do with those pushing the bill, the Common Core State Standards or a love of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  It was political […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Pause, John Lamping, Missouri Senate, SB 210, Tom Dempsey

Missouri Common Core Transparency Bill Passes Out of Committee

May 14, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Chris Nicastro, Common Core State Standards, data collection, Gretchen Logue, Jay Nixon, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Missouri Education Watchdog, Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Missouri Senate

Anti-Common Core Measures Moving Forward in Missouri Legislature

April 3, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: HB 616, John Lamping, Kurt Bahr, Missouri House, Missouri Legislature, Missouri Senate, SB 210, Timothy Jones

States Fighting Back

March 4, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

J.R. Wilson has updated our map. The Pending Rejection states are so marked as a result of serious discussion or action taken towards withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards, withdrawing from PARCC or SBAC, delaying implementation of standards or assessments, or not funding the implementation.  The discussions or actions considered include public forums, legislative […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama Senate, Florida Legislature, Georgia Senate, HB 1204, HB 1907, HB 2289, HB 377, HB 4276, HB 616, Indiana Senate, Kansas House, Michigan House, Mike Fair, Missouri House, Missouri Senate, Nikki Haley, Oklahoma House, S. 604, SB 167, SB 190, SB 193, SB 210, SB 524, South Carolina Senate, South Dakota House, Utah Legislature

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