JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House is moving forward with a pair of bills that may immunize its members against controversy over Common Core State Standards, but appear likely to have little effect over what's taught in classrooms.
House Bill 156, which passed the House Thursday, would remove references to Common Core from Mississippi law and replace them with the words Mississippi College and Career-Ready Standards. It would also remove the requirement that the state and federal governments use a unified grading system for schools and districts.
However, House Education Committee Chairman John Moore, a Brandon Republican, says he expects no changes in what schools teach.
House Bill 395, also passed the House Thursday, specifies that local school boards should adopt books and curriculum.
The bills go to the Senate for more debate.
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