By the Associated Press Gov. Phil Bryant reiterated Tuesday that Mississippi should stop using the Common Core academic standards, but just what legislative leaders plan remains unclear. Bryant spoke to more than 100 people who gathered on the Capitol steps to oppose the standards, saying they're a loss of state control and academically flawed. "What we must begin to do is begin to erase that chalkboard and begin to write a plan upon it that will be of benefit to every child in every school in Mississippi," Bryant said. - Read More |