The South Dakota Senate voted yesterday 19-15 to pass HCR 1003 a resolution that calls on Congress to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.
South Dakota House: Abolish U.S. Dept. of Education
The South Dakota House yesterday voted 48-20 on HCR 1003 which is a resolution calling on Congress to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.
South Dakota House Narrowly Rejects Common Core Resolution
The South Dakota House of Representatives narrowly rejected HCR 1008. This is unbelievable. All this bill did was to urge the South Dakota Board of Education to refrain from expanding the Common Core State Standards or any other multi-state standards (like the Next Generation Science Standards) into the state. It did not direct the board […]
States Fighting Back
J.R. Wilson has updated our map. The Pending Rejection states are so marked as a result of serious discussion or action taken towards withdrawing from the Common Core State Standards, withdrawing from PARCC or SBAC, delaying implementation of standards or assessments, or not funding the implementation. The discussions or actions considered include public forums, legislative […]
Anti-Common Core Bill Clears South Dakota House Education Committee
The South Dakota House Education Committee advanced another anti-Common Core bill on an 8 to 7 vote last Friday. House Bill 1204 would require the South Dakota Board of Education to obtain legislative approval before adopting any further Common Core standards, and to repeal a provision requiring the board to conduct certain public hearings. The […]