The Oklahoma State Board of Education (sans Bill Price and Kathryn Franks) along with some teachers and parents have filed a lawsuit in order to stop the Common Core repeal that Governor Mary Fallin signed earlier this month. It will be heard before the Oklahoma Supreme Court on July 14th at 10:30am. Jenni White of […]
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Must Sign HB3399 Before June 2nd
We reported on Friday that the Oklahoma Legislature overwhelmingly passed HB3399 Oklahoma’s Common Core Repeal bill. Restore Oklahoma Public Education, in a press release sent over the weekend, shared what this bill will accomplish if Governor Mary Fallin signs the bill. Repeals Common Core from state law, creating a framework for standards to be written […]
Oklahoma Legislature Sends Common Core Repeal Bill to Governor Fallin
The Oklahoma Legislature today overwhelmingly passed the conference report for HB 3399, the Common Core repeal bill, and it will now go to Governor Mary Fallin’s desk. The Oklahoma House passed the bill 71 to 17. They also voted 68 to 19 in favor of an emergency clause which means the law would go into […]
Oklahoma Common Core Repeal Bill Out of Conference Committee
HB 3399, Oklahoma’s Common Core Repeal bill, passed out of the conference committee and the Oklahoma House and Senate will now have the chance to vote on the conference report. Here is an update from Jenni White, president of Restore Oklahoma Public Education, that was sent to supporters last night. This morning, the Conference Committee […]
Oklahoma GOP Passes Resolution to Protect Oklahoma’s Education System
The Oklahoma Republican Party’s state central committee passed their own resolution against the Common Core State Standards today. Update: The language we published over the weekend was the original draft of the resolution. 2nd Update: The embedded document we had earlier still wasn’t right. The language below is the correct language… finally… hopefully…. sorry […]
ROPE Responds to Fallin’s Executive Order
Restore Oklahoma Public Education responded to the executive order that Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed on 12/4/13. They give a much more detailed response than I did yesterday. Be sure to check it out. Below is one excerpt that is going to prompt me to change how I present on the Common Core. I have […]
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 […]