COMMON CORE: Those opposed to the implementation of the Common Core standards in Missouri have gained statewide support with several bills addressing the issue in this current legislative session.
Briefly, the standards were imposed on the state via the 2009 Federal Stimulus Bill under the heading of Race to the Top, an Obama administration initiative in education. At that time, little to no specific information was given regarding the direction this initiative would take. Much like Obamacare, Common Core is regarded as an overreach, both oppressive and corrosive to those Missourians who support and are advocates of preserving high educational standards that are derived from traditional learning styles and development and are representative of local standards and norms.
Bills related to eliminating Common Core: HB1490 (Kurt Bahr, SR#102), SB 514 (John Lamping, SS#24), SB 798 (Ed Emery, SS#31)
Additional Bills to track are SB 819 and HB 1873. Both are related to student privacy issues.
Rep. Dean Dohrman SR#51 is sponsoring HJR 74 which is a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would require an election to select the members of the State Board of Education.
Source: Missouri Coalition Against Common Core at www.moagainstcommoncore.com
For those interested in tracking these bills and others, please use the Senate and House Websites at http://www.senate.mo.gov and http://www.house.mo.gov . These sites will facilitate contacting individual elected officials, provide education regarding state government and allow you to track bills as they move through the legislative process. Please add these sites to your Favs!
RIGHT TO FARM: The Missouri Constitutional amendment to be on the November ballot sponsored by Senator Mike Parson.
He will be involved in statewide forums presenting the issue. Two events are scheduled for March. March 6th at Lebanon High School at 6:00 pm and March 13th at Buffalo Prairie Grove School at 6:30 pm.
To arrange an event regarding this issue, he may be contacted at the Missouri Senate Website.
He will be involved in statewide forums presenting the issue. Two events are scheduled for March. March 6th at Lebanon High School at 6:00 pm and March 13th at Buffalo Prairie Grove School at 6:30 pm.
To arrange an event regarding this issue, he may be contacted at the Missouri Senate Website.
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