HB424 Alabama 2015 Session

Under existing law, the State Board of Education is required to establish course of study standards for all K-12 public schools

This bill would reestablish control of education in Alabama to state and local agencies

To accomplish this, this bill would terminate the adoption and implementation of the standards commonly known as the Common Core Standards, also known as the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards (ACCRS)

This bill would direct the State Board of Education to replace the Common Core Standards for Math and English Language Arts with the courses of study for Math and English Language Arts in place immediately prior to adoption of the Common Core Standards

This bill would further protect state and local control of education by restricting the State Board of Education from adopting or implementing any other national standards from any source or requiring the use of any assessments aligned with them

Relating to public education; to reestablish state and local control of education in Alabama; to terminate the adoption and implementation of the standards commonly known as the Common Core Standards, also known as the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards (ACCRS), in K-12 public schools; and to direct the State Board of Education to replace the Common Core Standards (ACCRS) for Math and English Language Arts with the courses of study in place immediately prior to adoption of the Common Core Standards (ACCRS).