HB558 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Moore Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented, Alabama Traditional Education Standards Act, created

Description

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

This bill would create the Alabama Traditional Education Standards Act.

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.

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Subjects

Public Education