Ohio next up in Common Core showdown
(Ohio) Yet another bill to repeal the Common Core State Standards will be heard Aug. 18 in Columbus amid growing public opposition to the standards.
Authors, Ohio Speaker Pro Tempore Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta, announced a placeholder bill, House Bill 597, which they say will fully repeal the standards and replace them with standards that have been proven and developed by the state’s school districts, parents and teachers.
“Americans view Common Core as an intrusion by the federal government into a very personal matter: the education of their children,” Rep. Huffman said at a joint press conference July 29 with Rep. Thompson announcing the repeal. “This bill will work to address their concerns in order to find a solution.”
Ohio has become one of a number of states looking to repeal the standards, citing concerns over topics such as federal intrusion, poorly planned implementation and a lack of student data privacy. Similarly, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called for his state to repeal Common Core last month.
A portion of the Ohio proposal has been made available which shows only that the core-aligned English language arts and mathematics standards will be replaced with “academic content standards that have been proven and tested and will ensure the maintenance of local control over the implementation and use of the standards.”
It follows the introduction of a similar bill late last month that would prohibit the Ohio State Board of Education from adopting the standards, and the Department of Education from implementing them, and void all prior actions to do so.
The standards were approved in the state in 2010 with little issue, and the state’s web-based field tests of the Common Core with the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Ohio next up in Common Core showdown :: SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet:
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