Georgia is withdrawing from the Common Core national assessments, and neighboring Florida could soon follow suit.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R), along with Superintendent John Barge, sent a letter to the district superintendents throughout the Peach State last week announcing the decision.
Georgia’s move highlights both immediate, practical concerns and long-term concerns over Common Core. Deal made clear that “Georgia can create an equally rigorous measurement without the high costs associated with this particular test.”
Read more at: http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/29/georgia-reclaims-control-of-testing-neighbor-florida-to-consider-the-same/
Classroom chaos? Critics blast new Common Core education standards (September 3, 2013)
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/08/23/new-york-parents-teachers-protest-common-core
New York Legislature to Reconsider Testing, Common Core (August 16, 2013)
http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/08/16/new-york-legislature-reconsider-testing-common-core
States Pushing Back on Common Core (August 14, 2013)
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/08/14/back-to-school-states-pushing-back-on-common-core-national-standards/
Indiana Set to Withdraw from Common Core National Assessments (August 4, 2013)
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/08/04/indiana-set-to-withdraw-from-common-core-national-assessments/