(AREA) — The state Senate Education Committee on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 826, a measure to repeal the Common Core State Standards in Michigan after hearing lengthy testimony from parents, educators and education experts. Committee Chairman State Senator Phil Pavlov of St. Clair Township says the bill sets quality, Michigan-controlled standards that give our schools consistency for the future and give local communities a voice in their children’s education. The legislation would repeal the state’s current Common Core standards and replace them with the Massachusetts pre-Common Core standards. It would also direct state officials to align state testing with the new standards and require them to honor parents’ right to opt out their child from the state test. The legislation now heads to the full Senate for further consideration.
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