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2/25/15, "Missouri judge rules pact with Common Core testing 'illegal'," AP via kspr.com, Jefferson City, Mo.
"A Missouri judge says the state's membership to a testing company
aligned with the national Common Core education standards is illegal and
that it shouldn't pay fees to be part of the group.
Cole
County Circuit judge Daniel Green ruled Tuesday that the state's
partnership with the Common Core testing company is an "illegal
interstate compact not authorized by the U.S. Congress."
The attorney general's office represents the state and is reviewing the ruling. Missouri's education department budgeted about $4.3 million for member dues this fiscal year.
The
Common Core education standards and tests aligned with them have been a
magnet for critics, including the three plaintiffs in the court case
ruled on Tuesday."
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NextGen science standards seeks to be "consensus model" of entire country:
1/28/15, "Kansas, Missouri see temporary truce over Common Core standards," Kansas City Star, Joe Robertson
"The state also convened work groups on science standards and history
and social studies standards — not part of Common Core, but with their
own ideological divides.
The science groups are working with a menu of standards models that includes the Next Generation Science Standards, which carry a similar mission as Common Core to build a consensus model between states.
Airick
Leonard West, a Kansas City school board member serving on the
elementary science work group, is encouraged by what he’s seeing. “Partisanship
and ideology have taken a backseat to the more pressing concerns of
student preparation and teacher support,” West said.
The work is carrying on with “urgency” and “professionalism,” he said."...
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2/25/15, "Judge Takes a Swipe at Common Core," The Blaze, Fred Lucas
"The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State
School Officers developed the controversial Common Core education
standards. The U.S. Department of Education has tied federal grants to
states with adopting Common Core, which critics say makes it a de facto
federal program. More than 40 states adopted the standards, but three
states have outright repealed it, while numerous others are reviewing or
rolling back certain aspects of the standards.
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Two private testing companies are involved in administering the
exams, Smarter Balance and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers."
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