re: #471 Belafon

Not Texas:

As you consider funding opportunities, especially those offered by the United States Department of Education, I want to remind you of the provisions in a new law prohibiting the adoption or use of the Common Core State Standards.

The 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill 462 (HB 462), which contains several important prohibitions relating to curriculum standards. The bill:

prohibits the State Board of Education (SBOE) from adopting Common Core State Standards;
prohibits school districts from using Common Core State Standards to meet the requirements to provide instruction in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS);
prohibits a school district or open enrollment charter school from being required to offer the Common Core; and
prohibits the Texas Education Agency from adopting or developing assessments based on Common Core State Standards.

tea.texas.gov