The budget sitting on Ohio Governor John Kasich’s desk defunds PARCC, but does not repeal the standards or prohibit another Common Core-aligned assessment.
An Ohio Parent Seeks to 'Strike' Over Common Core
The Medina Gazette reports that a parent in their community plans to withdraw her student from her public elementary school over Common Core and she hopes other parents will do the same. Rene Antonio, of Harrisville Township, plans to withdraw her second-grade daughter from Cloverleaf Elementary School on Dec. 15 and she’s hoping other parents […]
Ohio Legislature Nixes Multistate Consortia
Below is a guest article submitted by Bob Lattimer who is President of Citizens for Objective Public Education: Ohio Legislature Nixes Multistate Consortia By Bob Lattimer On June 4, 2014, the Ohio General Assembly passed Am. Sub. H.B. 487, an education budget correction bill. The bill contains a provision that states: “When the state board […]
Stop Common Core Progress Update
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 […]