See How Quickly the Common Core Debate Has Shifted in Ohio
Just a few months ago, there wasn’t much public controversy surrounding the new academic standards Ohio is rolling out in its public schools. Seemingly every big player in state education policy...
View ArticleAnti-Common Core Bill Introduced in Ohio House
The anti-Common Core bill we wrote about earlier this month has been introduced in the Ohio House. House Bill 237 would void the state Board of Education’s adoption of the Common Core, a new set of...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know Before the Hearing on Ohio’s Anti-Common Core Bill
Ohio’s anti-Common Core bill will get its first hearing tomorrow. The bill would void the Ohio Board of Education’s adoption of the Common Core, a new set of expectations for what students should know...
View ArticleAnti-Common Core Bill Sponsor Likes Standards, Tests, But Doesn’t Want to...
State Rep. Andy Thompson likes standards. He likes standardized testing. What he doesn't like are standards that aren't primarily Ohio-made, specifically the Common Core State Standards.
View ArticleCommon Core Hearing Draws a Big Crowd
Ohio’s new “Common Core” reading and math standards only went into effect this school year, but one legislator isn’t a fan. Rep. Andy Thompson is calling for the repeal of the Common Core. The first...
View ArticleFive Key Takeways From an Ohio Common Core Debate
You know it's about to get real when the PBS people think about calling security.
View ArticleCore Questions: What Happens to Schools Teaching to Common Core if Ohio...
StateImpact is answering reader-submitted questions about the Common Core, a new set of expectations for what students should know and be able to do in math and English at each grade level. Ohio is...
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