New York Bill Would Allow Common Core Opt Out
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 11, 2018) β A bill introduced in the New York Senate would allow some students to opt out of Common Core Standards and testing, a small step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. If passed, the law would provide additional legal...
New York ‘Right to Try’ Act Would Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2017) β Two bills introduced in the New York state legislature would nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Asm. Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan)...
Mississippi Bill Would End Common Core in the State
JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 10, 2018) β A bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate would end Common Core in schools throughout the state. Sens. Angela Burks Hill (R-Picayune) and Michael Watson (R-Pascagoula) introduced Senate Bill 2053 (SB2053) on Jan. 3. The legislation...