Oklahoma may be one of the first states to repeal Common Core and draft completely new standards, Public Radio Tulsa reports. Meanwhile, after repealing the Common Core goals, the state has instituted new academic standards in math and English, that in some ways go beyond Common core requirements. For example, elementary school students will be expected to write research papers, and high school students will need to know the “why”s behind mathematical formulas.
The standards will be voted on by the legislature next session. If approved, they’ll likely go into effect during the 2016-2017 school year. Indiana and South Carolina recently came under fire for repealing Common Core and replacing it with new standards remarkably similar to the old ones.
