Yesterday, the Senate gaveled through S-4, their substitute version of the Common Core resolution by voice vote. MIRS reports, “When the issue was called on for a vote, a few senators audibly grumbled “yes,” a few senators audibly grumbled “no” and Speaker Pro Tem Tonya SCHUITMAKER (R-Lawton) gaveled the resolution through. No role call vote […]
Update: Via MLIve Gov. Rick Snyder issued the following statement Thursday afternoon: Michigan students will be better prepared to compete for jobs in our state and beyond as our partners in the Legislature took another key step to support the Common Core Standards. “There is strong, bipartisan backing for the Common Core, an effort developed […]
There have been no public hearings on Common Core in the Senate since the joint committee hearing held on October 2. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville is controlling the Common Core debate and listening to only one side of the argument. MIRS reports that key senators met with state Superintendent Mike Flanagan “behind closed doors […]
Last June, state lawmakers passed a budget which included language that halted Common Core and Smarter Balanced Assessments pending an affirmative action of the legislature. The new budget year begins October 1. The House held four public hearings over the summer to help House members learn more about the issue. Hoping to meet […]
The calls and emails are working. House Concurrent Resolution 11 (HCR 11) is in the Senate Government Operations Committee chaired by Senate Majority Leader Richardville. He is feeling the heat and rightly so. HCR 11 should NOT be in Government Operations but in Education or Appropriations. In a statement to MIRS News Service, […]
Yesterday, Senator Richardville oddly and abruptly moved House Concurrent Resolution (HCR 11) out of Appropriations to the Government Operations Committee. Why a Common Core resolution would be referred to the Government Operations Committee was confusing to me especially after a joint committee heard over three hours of testimony the previous day. I made various calls […]
Action Item: Call the Government Operations Committee members (names and numbers below) and let them know you want them to “do their job” and hold public hearings to discuss the serious issues with Common Core and HCR 11 and that you want an amendment to REMOVE Michigan from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia. Legislative Recap […]
After a hard fought battle, the Michigan House of Representatives voted unanimously that Common Core Standards and the Smarter Balanced Assessment have serious problems. Although they approved moving ahead with the standards, they made important restrictions. – schools must retain flexibility in implementing the standards. Parents are encouraged to open the discussion at the school […]
Important update: We lost in the House Education Committee. It now goes to the whole floor. The message is VOTE AGAINST THE RESOLUTION THAT CAME OUT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. The vote will probably be today. Please continue your calls to representatives and Senators and the Governor. Demand a roll call. Force lawamakers to take […]
MEETING TODAY WAS CANCELED RESCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, THURSDAY AT 9 AM KEEP CALLING, THEY ARE COMPLAINING, SO THAT MEANS THEY ARE HEARING YOU! Please call even if you leave a message. The staffers need to arrive at work with 100 calls on their message machines. Keep calling Their staff tells them what’s happening. TELL THE […]