Barresi: State Hurrying To Replace Common Core Standards

Oklahoma schools Superintendent Barresi worries there’s not enough time to develop academic standards to replace Common Core
by Tim Willert

State schools Superintendent Janet Barresi said Thursday two years might not be enough time to develop rigorous new academic standards for math and English.

“It sounds like it’s a long time,” Barresi said. “We’re really worried we may not have enough time.”

The state Education Department has outlined a two-year plan to develop standards to replace the Common Core standards repealed by the Oklahoma legislature.

“If you’re going to do these well … if you’re going to do your research … it’s going to take time,” she said. “I think we can get it all done, but we have to jump into it. We’ve got to get going right away.”

Barresi will ask the state Board of Education on Wednesday to approve the framework for developing the standards.

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