Dive Brief:

• An Ohio house committee voted 7-2 Wednesday in favor of a Republican bill calling for the repeal of the Common Core State Standards.  
• If the bill, which was introduced in August, passes, Ohio will join other states that have rejected the standards, including Indiana, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.   
• The Ohio School Boards Association, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and Ohio Association of School Business Officials released a joint statement where they made clear their disappointment with the house committee's decision.  

Dive Insight:

"Districts have spent countless hours and precious resources preparing for their implementation," Barbara Shaner, associate executive director of the business officials group, told the Associated Press. "To repeal them now would cause confusion and frustration for students, parents and teachers, in addition to setting back Ohio's progress toward higher student achievement levels." This has been a frequent criticism of Common Core repeal efforts: What about all the time and money we've already invested?  

If the new bill passes, the state could opt out of the standards by December.