Blog Utah guv tells education board ‘it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong’ — it’s time to move away from Common Core Share This Post Education / Government Utah guv tells education board ‘it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong’ — it’s time to move away from Common Core By redkudzu_admin on May 15th 2016 No Comments / 74 views Utah’s Board of Education has agreed to end SAGE testing in high school and review its use of the Common Core State Standards — if lawmakers lend a hand. The board regularly reviews and updates state standards in academic subjects, but members voted on Friday to accelerate the schedule for Utah’s math and English standards — which are based, in part, on the Common Core — if lawmakers provide significant one-time funding to accomplish that task. “We need the bandwidth because we are essentially taking this a little bit earlier but we don’t want to stop what we’re already doing,” said David Thomas, vice chairman of the state school board. read Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Common Core Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles A Teacher’s Take on Common Core July 8th 2013 PARCC Pull-Out Bill Advances in Arkansas House March 4th 2015 Gasps of Disbelief as ‘Live with Kelly and Michael’ Top Teacher Winner Resigns Over Common Core Testing September 19th 2017