Dive Brief:
- A Louisiana bill advancing this week in Louisiana's legislature calls for additional stalling of accountability measures tied to Common Core tests.
- The state has already pushed school grades, teacher evaluations, and student promotions tied to the Common Core to the 2015-16 school year, but legislators want to take an extra year to ensure teachers and students truly feel comfortable with the new standards.
- The measure passed 10-6 in the state's House Education Committee, which hopes debate before the full House will reduce complaints and attempts to throw out the standards..
Dive Insight:
Louisiana is really struggling to accept the fact that it adopted the Common Core. Each week, it feels like the state's lawmakers are introducing a new bill that either opts out of the Common Core or tries to find ways to pick at it. So this bill to push back the effects of the Common Core should come as no surprise.
That said, it is drawing critics from both sides of the debate. Common Core advocates don't want any more delays and just want to get the benchmarks — and their purpose — rolling. Those opposed to the standards feel that this bill does not address the bigger issues associated with the Common Core and ultimately just delays a reality. As one superintendent said, "Why try a Band-Aid? Fix what's broken."