It is not a done deal yet. Earlier this month the Oklahoma Senate passed HB3399 on a 37 to 10 vote. The Oklahoma House will need to consider the Senate amendments, and then it needs to go onto Governor Mary Fallin. They will need to also consider the testing that they do. Oklahoma pulled out […]
Common Core Repeal Bill Clears Oklahoma Senate Committee
The Oklahoma Senate Education committee cleared HB 3399 Monday. The bill would repeal the Common Core in Oklahoma in lieu of new standards being written in math and English Language Arts by the State Board of Education by August 1, 2015. An assessment aligned to those standards is required to be implemented by the 2017-2018 […]
Oklahoma on the Verge of Stopping Common Core Implementation
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) sent out a press release Friday regarding House Bill 3399 that passed the Oklahoma House and will be considered by the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee today. OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today commented on plans by the Oklahoma Senate Education Committee to consider House Bill 3399 on Monday. The […]
Oklahoma House Passes Common Core Repeal
March 12, 2014 was a BUSY day in the Oklahoma Capitol. HB3399 – a bill to repeal Common Core standards by Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE last night; 78 AYE to 12 NAY. This bill repeals Common Core from law and allows 2 years in which to develop standards […]
Who Does Governor Mary Fallin Serve?
Exactly who does Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin work for? Recent events begs the question. Who does she serve? Does she serve the children and families of Oklahoma or does she serve the National Governors Association? It seems like her chairing the NGA has put her in conflict with serving her state. At least in the […]
Seven Common Core Bills Filed in Oklahoma Legislature
Five Common Core bills have been filed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and two bills have been filed in the Oklahoma Senate. Two of the bills in the Oklahoma House are repeal bills. They delete the one paragraph in SB2033 that made the Common Core law in Oklahoma. The first bill is HB 2786 […]
Bill Filed to Halt Common Core Implementation in Oklahoma
Senate Bill 1146 was filed by State Senator Eddie Fields (R-Wynona) with the Oklahoma Senate that would effectively order the State Board of Education to not align curriculum with the Common Core State Standards and halt the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Oklahoma schools. Oklahoma recently had an interim study on the […]
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Does 180 on Common Core
Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon did a 180 on the Common Core State Standards. Earlier this session he helped to stonewall an earlier bill against it. Yesterday he announces he is against it and will work to repeal it in Oklahoma. Shannon announced Thursday that with just two weeks left in the legislative […]