While the bill received more than a two-thirds majority in the Senate (27-5), it fell well short of the 109 votes that would be needed in the House (90-56). Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, the bill's House handler, said a veto override is possible, but Republican House members tend to side with school administrators.
In a statement regarding the education workgroups, Jones, along with Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, Senate Pro Tem Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, and Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St.Charles, said DESE cannot influence what the groups review.
"Proponents have sold common core as a more rigorous standard for our children, and anyone who opposes it opposes better education," said Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, the bill's sponsor. "This is a false choice that seeks to eliminate honest debate on a contentious issue."
Republicans nationwide have been criticizing this program since its initial release in 2010. Among them is Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, who has proposed a bill that will ban these standards from Missouri schools.
But the bill's sponsor Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, said the state will have Common Core for the next two years and then the new standards will be implemented.
But the bill's sponsor Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, said the state will have Common Core for the next two years and then the new standards will be implemented.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, presented an amendment to his bill, because he said the initial bill was too harsh, meant to force the debate of Common Core. His amendment would require the State Board of Education, by October 1, 2014, to create "work groups" composed of education professionals to develop and recommend new academic performance standards that will take the place of the common core standards.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, presented an amendment to his bill, because he said the initial bill was too harsh, meant to force the debate of Common Core. His amendment would require the State Board of Education, by October 1, 2014, to create "work groups" composed of education professionals to develop and recommend new academic performance standards that will take the place of the common core standards.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-St. Charles, presented an amendment to his bill, because he said the initial bill was too harsh, meant to force the debate of Common Core. His amendment would require the State Board of Education, by October 1, 2014, to create "work groups" composed of education professionals to develop and recommend new academic performance standards that will take the place of the common core standards.