MARIETTA — Cobb County Republicans are praising a decision by Gov. Nathan Deal and State School Superintendent John Barge that removes Georgia from the testing component of the controversial Common Core State Standards.
State Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-west Cobb), chairman of the Senate Education and Youth Committee, said, “This is a clear indication that Georgia will maintain its constitutional sovereignty over its education system and will not cede that domain to federal intervention, which has been feared by many including me.”
Further action is needed, Tippins said, but should be taken one step at a time to avoid missteps.
Cobb school board member Kathleen Angelucci also praised the decision.
“I see this as a positive move into Common Core being eradicated, and let me tack on to that by saying it’s not the standards that are the problem, it’s all of those strings that come attached. That’s the problem,” Angelucci said.
One objection Angelucci said she has with Common Core is that it moves Algebra from eighth grade to ninth.
via The Marietta Daily Journal – Georgia parts ways with Common Core test.
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