See updated post. Proposed testing limit in House Bill is actually four hours per assessment. Finally there is an aspect of Common Core that we can all agree on – there is far too much standardized testing. In response to the overwhelming cry from parents, teachers, and administrators, Representatives Anne Gonzales and Andrew Brenner sponsored a bill to reduce the number of hours Ohio students can spend on state achievement testing and graduation testing to […] 
Republicans in the General Assembly inserted in the mid biennium review bill, HB 487, a program which sounds like it could be connected to Common Core. The program, College Credit Plus (CCP), provides free full and part time college credit to public and private secondary school students who meet the admission requirements of a partnering college, usually a local community college. What’s the connection with Common Core? Well, just look for the buzz words peppered […] 
Rep. Andrew Brenner has introduced a bill to limit the time allotted for standardized testing in Ohio schools. The bill has been amended to Substitute House Bill 228 to expedite the legislation for the lame duck session. Since Race to the Top calls on states and school districts to work toward offering state achievement testing online in the future, HB 228 includes a provision requiring the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to submit a report to the Governor […] 
Tell your State Rep to vote to REPEAL Common Core in Ohio. Find their phone number HERE. Gongwer News Service reports the Common Core repeal bill HB 597 was voted out of committee yesteriday on a 7-2 vote with no amendments. All seven Republicans on the committee voted for moving the legislation while the only two Democrats in attendance dissented. The bill is now set to go before the full House during the November lame […] -
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