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Ohio House Republicans Lead New Charge to Repeal Common Core

Image by Alex Morfin / Wikimedia Commons
Image by Alex Morfin / Wikimedia Commons

Republican State Rep. Andy Thompson of Marietta has been a vocal critic of the Common Core standards which were developed by a group of state education leaders around the country.

His new bill would repeal the standards and replace them with new provisions based on educational benchmarks used in Massachusetts.

Thompson said he understands that teachers and schools have put in a lot of work adjusting curriculum to Common Core but believes it’s still important to set Ohio on a different path.

“Often people will say well we can’t stop now, we’re already going down the road," Thompson said. "Well, if you’re going down the wrong road, I think you do need to stop and you need to revise course and you need to put in place, again as I said, something that is much more likely to succeed."

House leaders say a committee will hold meetings on the bill starting next month.

Several groups including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Buckeye Association of School Administrators and the Ohio Federation of Teachers oppose a repeal of Common Core.

Nick Castele was a senior reporter covering politics and government for Ideastream Public Media. He worked as a reporter for Ideastream from 2012-2022.