Sentences with phrase «repeal of common core»

«I believe Kingsport will continue to teach on a high level with rigorous curriculum regardless of an repeal of the Common Core standards,» Hobbs said.

First, Ted Cruz gave a speech demanding a total repeal of the Common Core State Standards.

Superintendent Denise Juneau says the repeal of Common Core Standards and Smarter Balanced Testing would mean spending time and dollars to assemble a new statewide assessment.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP)-- Republican lawmakers took aim at Kentucky's public education system Wednesday, moving closer toward a repeal of Common Core standards and passing a bill to create public charter schools that would operate outside state supervision.

«The Indiana bill, which began its life as a straight repeal of Common Core standards, was changed so much and left so many of the common requirements intact that the original author, state Sen. Scott Schneider (R), pulled his name and voted against the final version.»

In a break from his union's leadership, MORE candidate and high school teacher Mike Schirtzer calls for an immediate repeal of the Common Core State Standards,

But State Board of Education chair William Cobey says he isn't concerned about the potential for a repeal of the Common Core.

«Governor Walker has said he wants an accountability bill that includes a repeal of Common Core and bottom line is he wants to make sure that no school district in the state is required to use the Common Core standards,» said spokeswoman Laurel Patrick.

Only (1) a complete repeal of the Common Core Initiative with its aligned assessments and accompanying classroom materials and (2) its replacement with sound, proven, superior standards along with tests written in our state by our educators, will suffice.

After the repeal of Common Core, Oklahoma public schools returned to previous academic standards.

The move follows the state's repeal of Common Core education standards earlier this year.

Both candidates called for the state to reduce and streamline state regulations and said they would support the repeal of Common Core.

Not exact matches

The establishment of the Reform Party will be another force in the fight to enact desperately needed changes in New York, chief among them repealing Common Core and enacting term limits for legislators,» Astorino said in a statement.

Hitting on issues critical to many Long Islanders, Trump said he would cut off the flow of heroin from Mexico and repeal the Common Core education curriculum.

Common Core critics in each state need to devise their own version of «repeal and replace.»

Various news accounts make clear Common - Core repeals will be part of their agenda; indeed, the Washington Post recently reported several pro-Common Core governors expect such fights in the upcoming legislative season.

Even with an army of DC organizations endorsing Common Core, the unions and their allies have more boots on the ground in each state to neuter or repeal standards - based reforms.

They have joined a national protest in which states have repealed their graduation test requirements, postponed the consequences of testing for the Common Core — national standards in more than 40 states — and rolled back the number of required exams.

The positions Trump has mentioned — pumping $ 20 billion in federal dollars and convincing states to divert another $ 110 billion into school choice; repealing Common Core; reducing or eliminating the Department of Education — remain fairly ambiguous goals that, in some cases, raise more questions than they answer.

After peaking in participation with 46 states, 2014 saw the tide for Common Core start to recede for the first time, as Indiana, Oklahoma and South Carolina all repealed the standards and moved to replace them with new ones, while Missouri and North Carolina created panels that could end in the replacement of the standards as well.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a White House contender, has promised to «repeal every word of Common Core.»

Yet despite years of effort, Common Core's critics have largely failed to repeal the standards, which aim to emphasize critical thinking over rote memorization.

What happens when opponents of the Common Core State Standards finally succeed in getting a state's policymakers to «repeal» the education initiative?

She is also an opponent of the Common Core education initiative, which Trump often denounced at his rallies with promises of a «repeal,» though she initially supported the standards.

That means the changes could be approved before the start of another session of the state Legislature, where members — including Senate President Bill Cole, R - Mercer and a candidate for governor — have said they want to repeal the Common Core - based standards.

Gov. Mary Fallin said the decision shows the federal government is punishing Oklahoma because of state lawmakers» decision to repeal Common Core.

Fallin did an about - face on her support of the standards this year and signed a bill in early June repealing the Common Core after previously supporting the standards.

Our communities must have a sense of urgency in preserving the Common Core and rebuke any efforts to repeal them.

Rather than provide the necessary resources, fight the new Common Core Testing madness and repeal the damaging impact of his corporate education reform industry plan, Malloy is pulling out the state's credit card and ordering «computers, tablets and other electronic devices in order to meet the requirements of Common Core.»

But opponents said repealing the standards would have put Kansas out of step with the rest of the nation, and would have put Kansas students at a disadvantage when taking college entrance exams that are designed around the Common Core.

(Ky.) Lawmakers moved bills to the governor that would gradually repeal and replace the Common Core State Standards, require new Bible literacy courses and put new restrictions on student athletes suspected of having a concussion.

«We're not necessarily going to repeal (Common Core) because they are standards adopted by DPI,» said Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R - Rochester, referring to the state Department of Public Instruction.

Hours later, Gov. Scott Walker reiterated his opposition to the Common Core State Standards now being implemented in Madison and elsewhere in Wisconsin, but he acknowledged the difficulty of an outright repeal.

TOPEKA — After the Kansas House spent more than three hours Tuesday debating a bill that would have repealed the Common Core curriculum standards for English language arts and math in the state, it failed to receive first - round approval by a vote of 44 - 78.

The proposed legislation, titled «Replace Common Core to Meet NC's Needs,» would repeal the law that directs the State Board of Education to participate in the development of Common Core standards and implement related assessments.

But as the legislature hovers close to joining a handful of other states that have repealed the academic standards, frequently referred to as «Common Core,» McCrory's words, communicated through his education advisor, Eric Guckian, have gotten softer.

Race to the Top funds largely paved the way for the arrival of the hotly contested Common Core State Standards, which North Carolina is currently reexamining with an eye toward repeal, possibly replacing them with home - grown, high quality alternatives.

Till, on behalf of the superintendents, also held up his support for the Common Core, which are more rigorous academic standards the state recently adopted but are now up for repeal by the legislature.

And he jabbed the Common Core State Standards but stopped short of his past statements calling for their repeal.

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Indiana has become the first state to repeal its adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

A group of retired military generals isurging lawmakers in North Carolina not to repeal the Common Core, which could make frequent school changes across state lines simpler for military children.

Most states have adopted the Common Core, which have become a polarizing symbol of federal overreach despite starting as a state - led initiative, but Oklahoma repealed those standards earlier this year.

Common Core backers did get a bit of good news from Louisiana late Tuesday, when a district judge slapped down Gov. Bobby Jindal's effort to repeal the standards by executive order.

Cheatham also said that Gov. Scott Walker's recent call to repeal the Common Core State Standards in Wisconsin, and Republican legislators» efforts to do the same during the last legislative session, are unhelpful distractions for the district, which has emphasized implementation of the standards.

Gov. Scott Walker urged legislators Thursday to pass a bill in January repealing adoption of the Common Core State Standards and to replace them with «standards set by people in Wisconsin,» further muddying the future of Common Core in Wisconsin.

Ryan Richman: I teach at Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, N.H., and it's wonderful to see you again, Madam Secretary... We've seen in this cycle especially a lot of talk about education, education reform, by a lot of the different candidates, everything from repealing Common Core, to college affordability.

The new Common Core State Standards may have a murky future in Wisconsin after Gov. Scott Walker issued a short but direct demand to repeal the 2010 adoption of the standards, but most school districts have nevertheless implemented with full steam.

The highly politicized nature of the Common Core has caused legislators to introduce 35 bills to repeal the current standards, 26 to repeal the current assessment system, 62 to modify the assessment (10 of which have been enacted), 67 to delay the implementation of or use of student achievement scores in state accountability systems (6 of which have been enacted), and 56 to modify the state accountability system (10 of which have been enacted) in the year 2016.

If voters approve the measure to repeal Common Core, the state would also be required to establish a committee with the power to veto any new standards and would direct the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education to «release all of the test items, including questions, constructed responses and essays, for each grade and every subject.»