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Bi-Partisan Efforts Could Delay Common Core In Tennessee

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Some state lawmakers are introducing legislation that would put a hold on Common Core education standards and tests in Tennessee.

State Representative Rick Womick told the Tennessean newspaper that about a dozen legislators are supporting a measure to delay Common Core curriculum in Tennessee for up to four years. There’s also a bill to delay the corresponding test, known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

House Democratic Leader Representative Craig Fitzhugh has also said that Democrats would explore whether to slow down the program’s implementation in order to make sure it’s good for schools.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman remain Common Core supporters.

Tennessee voted four years ago to become one of 45 states to adopt Common Core standards. Womick’s bill isn’t filed yet; the deadline is next month.

The Senate Education Committee held Common Core hearings in September. Committee chair Senator Dolores Gresham says a committee report is due this month.

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.