1. Tennessee's Common Core Repeal Bill is Weak, but an Encouraging Start -
by Logan Albright
It appears that Tennessee will be next state in line to repeal the
increasingly unpopular Common Core education standards, joining South
Carolina, Missouri, and Oklahoma. This week, the state House passed HB
1035 unanimously, a bill that calls for Common Core standards to be
repealed and replaced with standards designed by the state. The state
Senate followed shortly thereafter, passing the bill by a vote of 27-1.
As Common Core repeal bills go, this one could certainly have been
stronger. There is no language in the bill about testing requirements or
the student data collection that is concerning to many parents, and the
multi-commission process for replacing the standards will seem overly
bureaucratic to many. Moreover, there is nothing in the bill forbidding
standards common to a large number of states, or partnerships with the
federal government on standards.
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