The West Virginia Board of Education has voted to discontinue its use in the Mountain State, as well as, reduce the amount of testing they require.
South Dakota Judge Rules Against Parents in Common Core Lawsuit
A circuit court judge found that the state of South Dakota did not violate any state or federal laws when adopting Common Core and Smarter Balanced.
Thomas More Law Center Sues South Dakota Over Common Core
The Thomas More Law Center filed a third lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state’s implementation of Common Core and Smarter Balanced.
Idaho Businessmen Suing State Over Smarter Balanced
The Idaho Business Alliance, a group of conservative businessmen, is planning to sue the state of Idaho over the state’s involvement with Smarter Balanced.
Washington State Joins Common Core Fight
Washington State Senators introduce a bill, SB 6030, that would effectively withdraw the State of Washington from the Common Core and Smarter Balanced.
Common Core Repeal Bill Being Considered in North Dakota House
The North Dakota House is considering a bill, HB 1461, that would withdraw the state from Smarter Balanced and repeal the Common Core State Standards.
Smarter Balanced Gets a Foothold in Washington State Universities
Education Week reported that state universities in Washington will use Smarter Balanced Assessment for 11th graders in their course placement decisions. The announcement is significant because it puts teeth into the most pivotal claim of the common-core initiative: that a “college ready” score on consortium tests means a student is prepared to perform well in […]
Missouri Activists Sue State of Missouri Over Common Core Payments
Gretchen Logue and Anne Gassel of the Missouri Coalition Against Common Core have joined Fred N. Sauer in filing a taxpayer lawsuit against Governor Nixon, Commissioner Nicastro, and other state officials. The lawsuit challenges Missouri’s payment of taxpayer money to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, a consortium of states that is implementing tests aligned to […]
Standards Rustling and Rebranding
We have now seen at least three distinct styles of rebranding of the Common Core State Standards. There may be other styles as well as variations of one or more of these styles. You will likely recognize at least one, if not all three of these styles. It is possible your state matches one of […]
Smarter Balanced Contractor Suffers Data Breach
Education Week reports that the American Institute for Research suffered a data breach earlier this month: After one of the organization’s servers was hacked, the sensitive personal information of as many as 6,500 current and former employees, including Social Security numbers and personal credit card information, was compromised, an AIR spokesman confirmed during an interview […]
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