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Common Core Bills Filed in Iowa House

February 5, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Originally posted at Iowans for Local Control. State Representative Tedd Gassman (R-Scarville) introduced a bill, HF 2141, that directs the Iowa Department of Education to pull out of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.  It has been cosponsored by State Representatives Sandy Salmon (R-Denver), Dwayne Alons (R-Hull), Larry Sheets (R-Moulton), Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia), Dave Maxwell (R-Gibson), […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Dave Maxwell, Dwayne Alons, Greg Forristall, Greg Heartsill, HF 2140, HF 2141, Iowa Core, Jason Schultz, John Landon, Josh Byrnes, Larry Sheets, Mary Mascher, Ralph Watts, Sandy Salmon, Sharon Steckman, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, Stan Gustafson, Tom Shaw, Walt Rogers

Contact Iowa House-Senate Conference Committee to Strip SBAC Language from Bill

April 9, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Iowa House and Iowa Senate have put together a conference committee to iron out differences in their respective education reform bills. Of specific concern is a provision in the amended HF 215 which grants the Iowa Department of Education authority to mandate a different assessment (from what is already required by state law)  to […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Amy Sinclair, Cecil Dolecheck, Common Core State Standards, Frank Wood, Herman Quirmbach, HF 215, Iowa House, Iowa House-Senate Education Reform Conference Committee, Iowa Senate, Joni Ernst, Mary Jo Wilhelm, Quentin Stanerson, Ron Jorgensen, Sharon Steckman, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, Tod Bowman

Action Needed on Iowa Education Reform Bill

April 25, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Below is an action alert from one of our partners –  Iowa Association of Christian Schools: Both legislative chambers have passed their own version of Senate File 2284, the education reform bill. The bill has been sent to a conference committee to work out a final bill which will be voted on with no amendments. […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Branstad Education Reform Bill, featured, Herman Quirmbach, Iowa Association of Christian Schools, Iowa Core Curriculum, Royd Chambers, Senate File 2284, Sharon Steckman, Shawn Hamerlinck

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