District 25 (Pontotoc county) Representative Todd Thompsen has introduced legislation that, if passed, would re-write Science Standards for the 3rd time in 5 years. HB 1537 modifies the law from last year that scrapped the Common Core and mandated new College and Career Ready standards for ELA and Math to include Science. This is despite the year’s-long efforts of K-20 educators, parents, industry leaders, research scientists and college professors to develop the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science that were enacted in June of last year.
The essential portion of the bill is:
- In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection A of this section, on or before August 1, 2017, the State Board of Education shall adopt subject matter standards for Science which are college- and career-ready and will replace the current standards. The meaning of college- and career-ready shall be the same as set forth in subsection B of this section.
Stay tuned…