On Monday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a bill to repeal Common Core. From the Indianapolis Star
“Less than four years after Indiana became an early adopter of the national Common Core education standards, Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation Monday making Indiana the first state to opt out of the controversial school guidelines.
But the law does not prohibit parts of Common Core from being written into new standards that are expected to be voted on by the state Board of Education late next month.
Pence said his signing of Senate Bill 91 — one of 20 education-related bills he signed into law Monday — would make Indiana a model for other states to follow in taking control of what their students are taught.”
Governor Pence’s action is an encouraging sign and offers a ray of hope for Michigan and other states.
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