Major monumental over-reach when State Board of Ed takes away parents input in their chidren's education by misrepresenting facts. Al State Superintendent Tommy Bice needs to clarify what he calls as Alabama Common Core Standards that are supposedly owned by Alabama when you understand the definition of Common Core (also it is clear from the NCLB waiver application that even though we did not win $$ through Race To The Top--we still signed on to Common Core Standards as part of waiver application.) (read)
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Simplified--Common Core State Standards are copyrighted and Alabama like the other states who signed on cannot change them--ony allowed to add 15 percent which will not be tested.
Another over reach and it is good to finally see the legislature reign in Superintendent Tommy Bice when he reached in to disperse funds that were already ear-marked. That tells you Tommy Bice can be wrong to the point of going past what he is constitutionally allowed to do. Common Core State Standards is another constitutional error on his part and we hope the Alabama Legislature will also correct that as parents are starting to learn that their parental rights over their children's education are being taken away. They are learning the truth above that Common Core is copyrighted and as such Alabama will no longer have control over Alabama's standards and parents in Alabama are outraged (to put it mildly) when they find out. There is a tidal wave coming as even in New York 1,539 principals are outraged at the results to their teachers and children of Common Core and all its testing and assessments. Read more and get informed and share with your legislators so that they too will make the right stand. Alabama parents constitutional rights must be protected. End the over-reach as other states are also waking up and truth is shining (even though mainstream is behind--parents are the newsmakers). Contact your legislators and read Elois Zeanah's (Pres of AFRW) warning.
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS EDUCATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENT #2 TO
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HB166
Here is link to amendment to Budget Bill --HB166
(it may say page expired but just hit ok and it will appear)
On page 18, after line 3 insert the following
language:
"It is the intent of the Legislature that funds
appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative be expended
only for the Alabama Reading Initiative program. The State
Superintendent of Education shall report semi-annually to the
Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation -
Education, the House Ways and Means Education Committee, the
Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets
and the Legislative Fiscal Officer on the expenditures for the
Alabama Reading Initiative program. Such report shall include,
but not be limited to, the amounts expended for professional
development, on-site support and for school coaches and other
support staff."
On page 18, after line 29 insert the following
language:
"It is the intent of the Legislature that funds
appropriated for the Math/Science/Technology Initiative be
expended only for the Math/Science/Technology Initiative
program. The State Superintendent of Education shall report
semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance
and Taxation - Education, the House Ways and Means Education
Committee, the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on
Finances and Budgets and the Legislative Fiscal Officer on the
expenditures for the Math/Science/Technology Initiative
program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the
amounts expended for the equipment, materials and supplies
needed to teach math and science, as well as the amounts
expended for professional development and on-site support.