Florida State Board of Education Rejects Common Core Appendices
The Florida State Board of Education voted yesterday to reject part of the Common Core State Standards.Via Tampa Bay Times:
Hoping to quell some opposition to the controversial Common Core State Standards, the state Board of Education on Tuesday opted not to adopt the reading samples associated with the new national benchmarks.The board also decided against adopting the student writing samples and suggestions on how to structure math classes.State Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said local school systems would still have the option to use the documents, known collectively as the Common Core appendices.But, she said, “these are not becoming a required list of ancillary materials for districts to have
