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Tag: Standards

House Amendment Kills Common Core

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Wed Apr 24, 2013 at 05:29:09 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, State House, Budget, Tom McMillin, Home Schooling, Common Core, Education, Standards (all tags)

Lansing still has a few good men.

Tom McMillin is one of them

The Michigan House today approved the Department of Education budget with an amendment which does not allow them to implement Common Core State Standards or "Smarter Balanced Assessments". Sponsored by State Rep. Tom McMillin, the amendment is similar to House Bill 4276 which is currently before the House Education Committee.

The amendment addresses the Common Core State Standards that were never approved by a Michigan Legislature. Concerns had been raised about the State Board of Education exceeding its authority as it attempts to implement standards in Michigan schools, created by a private, national organization, the National Governor's Association. The National Governor's Association controls the content of the Common Core State Standards, and the privately-owned "Smarter Balanced Assessments" align with those standards.

Think copyrighted 'Fire-Codes'.

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