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Committee approves bill to repeal Alabama’s Common Core standards

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh introduced a bill, SB119, into legislative committee on Wednesday that would indefinitely repeal Common Core standards and all of its practices in Alabama public schools. Common Core, also known by its state version, Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards, has been a point of controversy among legislators and educators since … Continued
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March 21, 2019

Reaction to Bentley Slamming Alabama Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 2, 2016, WSFA reported that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) told the Alabama Association of Regional Councils Conference (AARC), “Our education system in this State sucks.”   “I don’t use that term very much, but let me tell you. I wanna tell you this: When we are 51st on our NAEP scores in … Continued
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November 3, 2016

Stan Cooke Campaigns in Gardendale

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Dr. Stan Cooke (R) from Sumiton was campaigning at the Jefferson County Republican Party Straw Poll event at the Gardendale Civic Center on Saturday, May 10.  Stan Cooke is running for the Republican nomination for Alabama Lieutenant Governor. Cooke told the large crowd, “I am here to ask you … Continued
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May 19, 2014

Joe Hubbard Says Common Core Issue Should be Debated

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday the Alabama House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on whether or not the legislature should pass a Senate Joint Resolution (SJR109) preventing the Alabama State School Board from taking federal money to implement the controversial Common Core standards curriculum for one year until the state … Continued
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May 9, 2013

House Rejects Joint House Resolution to Prevent State School Board from Taking Federal Funds to Implement Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, Alabama State Representative Joe Hubbard (D) from Montgomery introduced a House Joint Resolution, HJR 377, that would prohibit the Alabama State School Board of Education from accepting any money in the next year to implement the controversial common core standards in Alabama during the next year. Rep. … Continued
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May 1, 2013

Holtzclaw and Pittman Thwart Common Core Repeal Effort

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday was a bad day for conservatives who wanted to see Alabama opt out of the controversial Common Core Standards for Alabama schools.  The Senate Education Policy Committee met on Wednesday to vote on legislation that would have repealed the top down education standards that gives the federal government … Continued
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March 14, 2013

Reaction to Common Core Hearing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday a joint public hearing of the Alabama House and Senate Education Policy Committees was held on whether or not to overturn President Obama’s endorsed controversial new nationwide education standards, the Common Core Curriculum. The joint public hearing by the House and Senate Education Policy Committees was held … Continued
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February 28, 2013

Conservatives Urge Legislature to Defund Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, conservative activists gathered in Montgomery to welcome back the state legislators and demand that the state adopt a more conservative agenda in 2013.  High on their list of demands is that the legislature defunding the Common Core Standards written by education bureaucrats in Washington and adopted by … Continued
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February 11, 2013