The State Board of Education interprets and implements educational related legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly. State Board of Education candidates do not run based on party affiliation, so it is important to know their stance on issues that are important to you prior to going to the polls. People need to understand that the state board of education does not have the power to eliminate common core nor does the state board of education have the power to change the Department of Education at the federal level. The state board of education only has the power to interpret and implement what is in Ohios educational laws. Common Core was voted into law by the Ohio Senate and by the Ohio House of Reps, and then enacted by the governor. To repeal common core in Ohio, it has to be voted on by the Ohio Senate and by the Ohio House of Reps and then signed into law by the governor. The state school board of education only comes into play when educational legislation has been signed into law - the state school board interprets and implements those laws only, they do not have the power to change them. It is the interpretation and the implementation of Common Core that has become the problem. Rather than judging a candidate based solely on his/her stance of Common Core, a major factor for choosing a candidate should be based on if the candidate supports public education. One area that the state board of education has control over is the 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee approved list of research-based reading instruction programs which can be found here. education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee-District-Resources/Approved-List-of-Research-Based-Reading-Instructio It was extremely dissapointing to see that programs that were on the approved list last year are no longer on the approved list this year. The vast majority of these approved research-based programs simply are not effective for students with dyslexia, which constitutes nearly 20% of the student population. >>bit.ly/1v2JrDI
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 13:03:44 +0000
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