The dangers of the “Common Core” educational standards were debated in the South Dakota Senate Education Committee Thursday.

The concurrent resolution called for the repeal of the standards that most states have agreed to adopt.

Those opposed to the standards says it’s a loss of local control.

Mark Chase is President of the South Dakota Family Policy Council…

 

State Education Department Secretary Dr Melody Schopp says they have been working with the critics of the standards…

 

Sponsor of the resolution, Senator Phil Jensen of Rapid City called common core another federal fad that will fade away…

 

The committee voted five to one to table the resolution, killing it for now.