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More “Flexibility” From The Feds

July 17, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Utah is the latest state to get slapped down when they asked the Feds, “Mother may I?” Their requests for flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act were denied.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Every Student Succeeds Act, Parental Opt-Outs, Utah

It Is Too Expensive to Replace Common Core?

July 19, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

If it will cost Utah $100 million to replace the Common Core State Standards how much did it cost to implement these sub par standards in the first place?

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Principles Project, Common Core Cost, Federalist Society, Lisa Cummins, Pacific Research Institute, Pioneer Institute, Spencer Stokes, Utah, Utah Legislature, Utah State Board of Education, Utahns Against Common Core

Utah Legislature Calls for Abolishment of U.S. Department of Education

April 6, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Utah Legislature passed a resolution calling for the repeal of mandates within ESEA and the abolishment of the U.S. Department of Education.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, federalism, HJR 017, Ken Ivory, U.S. Department of Education, Utah, Utah House, Utah Senate

The Utah State Board of Education Got a Shake-up

November 14, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Anti-Common Core activists Alisa Ellis, Michelle Boulter and Lisa Cummins call won seats on the Utah State Board of Education that was purged of incumbents.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Alisa Ellis, Common Core, Lisa Cummins, Michelle Boulter, Utah, Utah State Board of Education

New Poll Shows a Majority of Utahns Oppose Common Core

June 15, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Salt Lake City Tribune conducted a poll of 1,500 likely Utah voters and found that they disapproved of the Common Core State Standards and SAGE assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core, Gary Herbert, Jonathan Johnson, poll, SAGE, Salt Lake City Tribune, Utah

Herbert Has Seen the Light on Common Core, SAGE (In an Election Year)

May 5, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

After being forced into a primary, Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT) now says he want the Utah State Board of Education to end Common Core and SAGE testing.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, David Crandall, Gary Herbert, Jonathan Johnson, Oak Norton, SAGE, Utah, Utah State Board of Education

Alisa Ellis: Fighting Common Core in Utah (Video)

March 18, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Utah Mom Alisa Ellis shares her story on how she got involved in fighting the Common Core State Standards in her state.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Alisa Ellis, Common Core State Standards, Parents Against the Common Core, Utah

Common Core Fights Brewing in Statehouses Across the Country

December 17, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Washington Post gives a preview of state house fights over Common Core that are on the horizon after the GOP wave. Strategists involved in the state-by-state fight against the national K-12 math and reading benchmarks say conservative legislators will introduce or have introduced legislation in dozens of states that will target individual components of […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2015 Bills, 2015 State Legislative Session, Common Core State Standards, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Utah Governor Wants Common Core Reexamined

July 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Is Utah Governor Gary Herbert having a change of heart?  One can only hope. From The Salt Lake Tribune: Gov. Gary Herbert will ask the attorney general to look into what, if any, federal entanglements have been involved in Utah’s adoption of Common Core State Standards in math and language arts. He’s also convening a […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Gary Herbert, Utah, Utah Attorney General

2014 Common Core Legislation Round-Up (12th Update)

March 27, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

A running list of Common Core related legislation filed in State Legislatures across the United States. This list will be continually updated.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Common Core Legislation, Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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