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Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards.

June 28, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Ohio Department of Education is updating the state’s science, social studies, and financial literacy standards and are asking for feedback on revisions.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Citizens for Objective Public Education, COPE, Ohio, Ohio Academic Standards, Ohio Department of Education, Robert Lattimer

A Tale of Two Ohio Common Core Bills

May 2, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Comparing two Common Core-related bills offered in the Ohio House only one would guarantee a repeal of the Common Core State Standards in the Buckeye State.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Common Core State Standards, HB 176, HB 181, Ohio, Ohio House, PARCC, Ron Hood, Smarter Balanced Assessments, Thomas Brinkman

Common Core Repeal Bill Introduced in Ohio House

April 25, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

State Representative Andy Thompson (R-Marietta) introduced HB 176, a bill that would repeal Common Core, in the Ohio House of Representatives this month.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, common core assessments, Common Core State Standards, HB 176, Ohio, Ohio House

Ohio Mom Gives Us New Math Tutorial

February 10, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Melissa Strzala, an Ohio mom, gave a math tutorial that has gone viral on Facebook showing how kids are now doing subtraction due to Common Core.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math, Melissa Strzala, Ohio, viral videos

8th Grader: Common Core Is Confusing

December 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

While school shouldn’t be necessarily “easy” the Common Core is so confusing and frustrating that you have jr high students writing their local newspaper.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Jeffrey Nickels, Ohio, Sidney Daily News

Ohio Legislature Prohibits Funds for PARCC

June 29, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

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.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: common core assessments, John Kasich, Ohio, Ohio Legislature, PARCC

Ohio House Passes Anti-PARCC Bill

May 18, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Ohio House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would eliminate PARCC and restrict the amount of testing done in the state.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Andrew Brenner, common core assessments, John Kasich, Ohio, Ohio House, Ohio Senate, PARCC, Peggy Lehner, standardized assessments

Ohio School Superintendent “Profoundly Concerned” About PARCC

March 23, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Madeira City Schools Superintendent says PARCC is “neither relevant nor important to the high quality instruction” his school district provides.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: AIR, common core assessments, Madeira City Schools, Ohio, Ohio Department of Education, PARCC, Richard Ross, Steve Kramer

Teacher of the Year Calls It Quits Over Common Core Testing

February 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Live with Kelly and Michael’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, Stacie Starr of Elyria, OH, decided to call it quits over the Common Core State Standards and PARCC.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Elyria High School, Live with Kelly and Michael, Ohio, PARCC, Stacie Starr, The Chronicle-Telegram

John Kasich’s Alternate Common Core Reality

January 27, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Ohio Governor John Kasich made some comments about Common Core that should make one wonder if he is living in some alternate reality.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, John Kasich, Ohio, Ohio Department of Education, Ohio State Board of Education, Ohio's New Learning Standards

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