Common Core Fight Coming to Arkansas Legislature
The Arkansas News Bureau reports that a fight is brewing in Little Rock over the Common Core State Standards. Last year there was a resolution introduced State Representative Randy Alexander...
View ArticlePARCC Pull-Out Bill Advances in Arkansas House
The Arkansas House Education Committee has passed HB 1241 out of committee for consideration by the entire House. It has also been amended considerably. It started out as a delay and review bill, not...
View ArticleArkansas House Votes to Pull State Out of PARCC
Photo credit: J. Glazer (CC-By-2.0) Arkansas is one big step closer to pulling out of PARCC, the Common Core assessment consortia the state is a governing member of. Just a few days after passing...
View ArticleArkansas Senate Votes to Delay PARCC
Today the Arkansas Senate joined the Arkansas House voting to pass HB 1241. They voted in favor of the measure 29 to 0 with five State Senators not voting. The bill has been amended from the original...
View ArticleArkansas Shuts Door on PARCC
The Arkansas House originally passed a bill that would pull the state out of PARCC. The Arkansas Senate amended that bill to delay PARCC’s use, but still left the door open to use it. Arkansas...
View ArticleCommon Core Fight Coming to Arkansas Legislature
The Arkansas News Bureau reports that a fight is brewing in Little Rock over the Common Core State Standards. Last year there was a resolution introduced State Representative Randy Alexander...
View ArticlePARCC Pull-Out Bill Advances in Arkansas House
The Arkansas House Education Committee has passed HB 1241 out of committee for consideration by the entire House. It has also been amended considerably. It started out as a delay and review bill, not...
View ArticleArkansas House Votes to Pull State Out of PARCC
Photo credit: J. Glazer (CC-By-2.0) Arkansas is one big step closer to pulling out of PARCC, the Common Core assessment consortia the state is a governing member of. Just a few days after passing...
View ArticleArkansas Senate Votes to Delay PARCC
Today the Arkansas Senate joined the Arkansas House voting to pass HB 1241. They voted in favor of the measure 29 to 0 with five State Senators not voting. The bill has been amended from the original...
View ArticleArkansas Shuts Door on PARCC
The Arkansas House originally passed a bill that would pull the state out of PARCC. The Arkansas Senate amended that bill to delay PARCC’s use, but still left the door open to use it. Arkansas...
View ArticleCommon Core Fight Coming to Arkansas Legislature
The Arkansas News Bureau reports that a fight is brewing in Little Rock over the Common Core State Standards. Last year there was a resolution introduced State Representative Randy Alexander...
View ArticlePARCC Pull-Out Bill Advances in Arkansas House
The Arkansas House Education Committee has passed HB 1241 out of committee for consideration by the entire House. It has also been amended considerably. It started out as a delay and review bill, not...
View ArticleArkansas House Votes to Pull State Out of PARCC
Photo credit: J. Glazer (CC-By-2.0) Arkansas is one big step closer to pulling out of PARCC, the Common Core assessment consortia the state is a governing member of. Just a few days after passing...
View ArticleArkansas Senate Votes to Delay PARCC
Today the Arkansas Senate joined the Arkansas House voting to pass HB 1241. They voted in favor of the measure 29 to 0 with five State Senators not voting. The bill has been amended from the original...
View ArticleArkansas Shuts Door on PARCC
The Arkansas House originally passed a bill that would pull the state out of PARCC. The Arkansas Senate amended that bill to delay PARCC’s use, but still left the door open to use it. Arkansas...
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