House Committee tables common core

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The House Education Committee today tabled a bill aimed at ending South Dakota’s involvement with common core standards.

Testifying before the committee, Cindy Peterson of Chamberlain outlined some of her objections. Peterson says there are standards in kindergarten that ask children to discuss very high level thinking skills.

Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp says a majority of teachers who use common core standards favor them.  She says based on teachers using common core, 80% like the structure. 

The committee spent over two hours on the bill this morning.     

The bill was set aside temporarily for further consideration.