Missouri Standards: Tough to Step Back from Common Core

Missouri State Senator Tom Dempsy

Group Chosen to Rewrite Missouri State Standards in Gridlock

FROM EDUCATION NEWS: “A group of educators and parents chosen to rewrite education standards in Missouri cannot agree how to proceed. The group of 132 educators and parents met for the first time on Monday in Jefferson City, spending their time arguing over how involved the state education department should be and how best to rewrite the national standards…”

The lead in tell you what’s going on; the article will fill you in on the politics and issues facing the group. This is something to watch. You can read the article here.