Kansas Lawmakers Consider Defunding Common Core
by Shane Vander Hart
Taking a page from the Michigan House playbook, Common Core defunding may be coming in Kansas.
Via The Wichita Eagle:
The implementation of new education standards could come to a screeching halt under a proposal floated by Republican lawmakers Thursday.Republican budget negotiators said they’ll consider a move to block any money that would be spent to implement Common Core standards for reading and math or Next Generation Science Standards in Kansas’ public schools.The idea to derail those standards, approved in Kansas in 2010, emerged early during this year’s legislative session. But it failed to gain traction.Attaching it to the state’s budget could, however, give it new life.
Kansans who oppose the Common Core need to contact their legislators this weekend. This move may occur Monday when the Legislature goes back to Topeka to wrap up their session. They are already under a lot of pressure from the Kansas Department of Education and the Kansas Association of School Boards.
When you call let them know that you support the defunding of the Common Core and that you expect them to vote to restore your voice in education policy. Here are three primary talking points that I’d encourage you to use.
- This is data-less reform – there is simply no evidence that centralized standards raise
