Florida GOP lawmaker files bill to halt Common Core! A Republican lawmaker submitted a bill this week that will halt the implementation of national “common core” standards in Florida classrooms, in an effort to prevent what conservatives perceive as a federal takeover of local public schools. House Bill 25, filed late Wednesday by Rep. Debbie Mayfield, R-Vero Beach, would specifically prohibit the State Board of Education from implementing common core in any subject areas other than math and English. It would also require the board to meet specific requirements before moving ahead in those two subject areas, according to the Florida Herald-Tribune. The Herald-Tribune reported: Mayfield’s bill would also require the state to pull out of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, which is developing tests lined up with common core, and says the board “may not enter into or renew an agreement that cedes to an outside entity control over curricular standards or assessments.” Read more @bizpacreview/2013/08/30/florida-gop-lawmaker-files-bill-to-halt-common-core-82472
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:47:58 +0000
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