Post by pavel on Feb 5, 2016 1:37:30 GMT -6
The debate over the state's education standards has begun again with a public hearing on a bill to repeal Common Core standards in Alabama public schools.
The Senate Education Policy Committee on Wednesday discussed but did not vote on the bill to do away with the state's standards applying to math and English curriculum, The Decatur Daily reported.
The national benchmarks were adopted by the state's elected Board of Education in 2010.
The newspaper reports that, as in previous years, there didn't seem to be overwhelming support of the bill Wednesday, as multiple lawmakers noted flaws in the standards, but argued that it should be the responsibility of the Alabama Board of Education to address the issues.
Read more: www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/bill_to_repeal_common_core_in.html
The Senate Education Policy Committee on Wednesday discussed but did not vote on the bill to do away with the state's standards applying to math and English curriculum, The Decatur Daily reported.
The national benchmarks were adopted by the state's elected Board of Education in 2010.
The newspaper reports that, as in previous years, there didn't seem to be overwhelming support of the bill Wednesday, as multiple lawmakers noted flaws in the standards, but argued that it should be the responsibility of the Alabama Board of Education to address the issues.
Read more: www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/bill_to_repeal_common_core_in.html