Gov. Brewer signs Arizona school testing bill


ABC 15
03/29/2013


PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill paving the way for replacement of the AIMS test with a new achievement test based on tougher standards being adopted by Arizona and other states.

Brewer signed the bill Thursday, two days after receiving it after the House approved it on Tuesday. The Senate approved it previously.

The bill will eliminate the current requirement that high school students pass the AIMS test to graduate.

Brewer calls the new Common Core standards an important part of improving education in Arizona.

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Ben Swann: The Truth Behind "Common Core"
Reality Check - Apr 03, 2013


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrpjiywhSQU


It is called 'Common Core' and the idea behind it is reasonable.

States working together to create national standards for education.

Standards that are 'designed to be robust and relevant to the real world'.

Sounds good, so why is there growing opposition in Ohio and around the country to Common Core?

Ben has the Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.

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Background on Common Core:


Opposition to Obama-backed National Education Scheme Grows

Obama Bribes States to Adopt National Education Curriculum

Obama's "Common Core of Standards": Final Step in Phony School Reform

Who's Behind the Common Core Curriculum?

Will Common Core Standards Solve the Reading Problem?

CFR Task Force Calls for Education Reform

Federalized Progressive Education Marches On

The Race to 
Centralize Education

Government Schools Are Bad for Your Kids

A Short History of Government Education