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Georgia Senate Approves Common Core Review Bill

February 26, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Georgia Senate passed SB 167 on a 34-16 vote yesterday.  The Atlanta Constitutional-Journal reports: State Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, has led the legislative fight against the standards, which has drawn opposition from Tea Party activists as a federal intrusion into state control of public education. But rather than abruptly pull Georgia out of the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core review, Common Core State Standards, Georgia, Georgia Senate, Nathan Deal, SB 167, William Ligon

Georgia Common Core Review Bill Clears Senate Committee Hurdle

February 20, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee unanimously passed SB 167 a bill that would repeal the Common Core State Standards in the state.  The bill introduced by State Senator William Ligon, Jr. (R-Brunswick) will establish the process for reviewing the standards, allows local districts to go back to the previous, superior GA standards in […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee, Nathan Deal, SB 167, William Ligon

Common Core Opponents Rally in Georgia

February 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

There has been a concerned push over the last week to rid Georgia of the Common Core State Standards.  Northwest Georgia News covered a rally that was held last Tuesday at the Georgia State Capitol building.  The rally sponsored by Concerned Women for America of Georgia Legislative Action and American Principles in Action. Tuesday’s rally […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: American Principles in Action, Common Core State Standards, Concerned Women of America - Georgia, Jane Robbins, Nathan Deal, Stop Common Core in Georgia, Tanya Ditty, William Ligon

Six States Receive Race to the Trough Early Learning Challenge Money

December 19, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Associated Press reports that six states: Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont have won a combined $280 million in government grants in order to improve birth-to-five early learning programs.  These states must show “a willingness to carry out comprehensive improvements to programs focused on children from birth to age 5.” Later today […]

Filed Under: Race to the Top Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, federal education spending, Nathan Deal, Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Orders Review of Common Core

August 22, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Governor Nathan Deal (R-GA) appears to be doing a 180 on the Common Core State Standards and it seems that it is due to political pressure and an upcoming re-election bid. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered a sweeping review of the Common Core national guidelines and asked the State Board of […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Georgia State Board of Education, John Barge, Nathan Deal, Scott Johnson

Comparisons of Common Core State Standards to Georgia Performance Standards Released

August 5, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

State Senator William Ligon (R-Brunswick) issued a press release this afternoon that accompanied two reports that compared Georgia’s previous standards with the Common Core State Standards. Here is the presser: ATLANTA (August 5, 2013) – Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) released two reports today, one regarding math and the other on English language arts, which compare […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Georgia Performance Standards, John Barge, Mary Kay Bacallao, Nathan Deal, PARCC, Sandra Stotsky, William Ligon

Georgia Leaves PARCC

July 22, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this afternoon that Georgia has decided to pull out of PARCC. In rejecting the test, Gov. Nathan Deal and Superintendent John Barge cited its cost, which could have been as high as $27 million — slightly more than the state’s entire K-12 testing budget. Georgia will offer assessments developed by education […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, common core assessments, John Barge, Nathan Deal

Stop Common Core Progress Update

May 25, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

We are drawing close to the end of the state legislative sessions.  I thought it would be a good time to highlight the progress that has been made in fighting the Common Core.  If you look back just a few months ago you can see how far our movement has come.  Some significant progress was […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Common Core State Standards, Fight Common Core, Georgia GOP, Iowa Legislature, Kansas Legislature, Louisiana Senate, Michigan Legislature, Nathan Deal, North Carolina Senate, Ohio Legislature, Oklahoma Legislature, PARCC, Pennsylvania Legislature, Republican National Committee, Smarter Balanced Assessments, States Fighting Common Core, Tom Corbett, Utah GOP, Wisconsin Legislature

Georgia GOP Resolutions Committee Passes Anti-Common Core Resolution

May 20, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Georgia GOP Resolutions Committee on Friday passed 11-3 a resolution calling on Georgia to withdraw from the Common Core State Standards.  The convention on Saturday ran behind schedule and since resolutions were last on the agenda there was not a quorum of delegates left to vote on them. This is still a victory.  Governor […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Georgia GOP, Georgia GOP Resolutions Comittee, Georgia GOP State Convention, Georgia Republican Party, Nathan Deal

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s Meaningless Common Core Executive Order

May 15, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued an executive order to address concerns with the Common Core State Standards.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution sees it as an attempt to stave off a GOP mutiny.  Based on pushback I’m seeing and hearing about, it could very well be headed toward a repeal and that has to make Governor Deal […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Nathan Deal, Sonny Perdue, William Ligon

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