Are Rep. Geymann & the Louisiana Anti-CC Coalition Leadership (LACCC Leadership) attempting to lead legislators and citizens into a REBRAND? AGAIN??
--Early in 2014, several states had begun working to rebrand the CCSS due to backlash against the latest set of national standards. (Please, read the entire article to see that not all citizens were falling for it!)
--During the Spring 2014 session, Rep. Geymann proposed HB 381 which included an unelected commission and was heavily promoted by LACCC Leadership as a way to do away with the Common Core:
“HB 381 will repeal and replace the Common Core standards in Louisiana.”
“This bill creates a Commission to develop new standards for Louisiana from Louisiana teachers, parents, and other interested parties.”
“IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THE MANDATE FOR COMMON CORE STANDARDS IN LOUISIANA........ SUPPORT HB 381.”
--But…when the bill was presented to the House Education Committee…well…we’ll let Rep. Geymann explain it:
Luckily, citizens joined together to "Kill the Bill" which allowed LA to escape a rebranding and an unelected commission.
--On August 22nd, Rep. Geymann led a delegation of Louisiana representatives and a few LACCC Leaders on a trip to Oklahoma to learn “more about how Oklahoma and other states are working to replace Common Core with better solutions, developed at the state level.” His goal was to better inform legislation for the 2015 session.
--On August 22nd, Rep. Geymann led a delegation of Louisiana representatives and a few LACCC Leaders on a trip to Oklahoma to learn “more about how Oklahoma and other states are working to replace Common Core with better solutions, developed at the state level.” His goal was to better inform legislation for the 2015 session.
--In an email dated September 12, 2014, LACCC Leader, Anna Arthurs explained what we can expect based on that Oklahoma experience, as well as, her own opinion:
“We need to provide Big Business with an alternative that will satisfy them. Personally, I believe this will be along the lines of CC-aligned standards that are Louisiana's own.”
“As someone pointed out to me regarding a tactic in OK, the legislators pushing for the OK bill to repeal CC asked their fellow legislators, ‘Are you married to the brand Common Core? If not, then let us make our own.’”
“We need to provide Big Business with an alternative that will satisfy them. Personally, I believe this will be along the lines of CC-aligned standards that are Louisiana's own.”
“As someone pointed out to me regarding a tactic in OK, the legislators pushing for the OK bill to repeal CC asked their fellow legislators, ‘Are you married to the brand Common Core? If not, then let us make our own.’”
To start the 2015 session, it appears that Rep. Geymann has opted to file a “placeholder bill” HB 373. A placeholder bill contains only part of a bill which will be substantially amended later. In the case of HB 373, it is likely that an unelected commission will be added since Rep. Geymann and LACCC Leadership really like that idea even though it has resulted only in rebrands in every state in which it has been used.
Meanwhile, it looks like Rep. Harris has agreed to carry the rebranding water straight out of the gate with HB 672--and, yes, his bill also contains an unelected commission. We will get into these and other bills in detail, but we thought that now would be the time to mention the lagniappe that Rep. Harris has included in this beauty:
HB 672 actually and completely does away with Act 532 which was passed unanimously by the legislature and signed by the governor last session and which returned local control of curriculum, content, and methodology to the districts.
Why would anyone want to force state control of our curriculum, content, and methodology rather than demand the exercise of the Local Control that we have finally secured?
Isn’t STATE CONTROL what got us into this mess in the first place???
Meanwhile, it looks like Rep. Harris has agreed to carry the rebranding water straight out of the gate with HB 672--and, yes, his bill also contains an unelected commission. We will get into these and other bills in detail, but we thought that now would be the time to mention the lagniappe that Rep. Harris has included in this beauty:
HB 672 actually and completely does away with Act 532 which was passed unanimously by the legislature and signed by the governor last session and which returned local control of curriculum, content, and methodology to the districts.
Why would anyone want to force state control of our curriculum, content, and methodology rather than demand the exercise of the Local Control that we have finally secured?
Isn’t STATE CONTROL what got us into this mess in the first place???