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State Senate moves to ban Common Core standards

Gary Grado//March 4, 2014//

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State Senate moves to ban Common Core standards

State Senate moves to ban Common Core standards

Gary Grado//March 4, 2014//

The Senate today gave preliminary approval to a bill that will prohibit the state from using the Common Core learning standards. Democrats stood together in opposing the measure, one of...

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