Dothan, AL:   On Monday night, August 29^th, the Houston County Republican Executive Committee (HCREC) passed unanimously a Resolution urging the Alabama State Board of Education to rescind its decision made last November 18, 2010 to adopt national “common core standards” that the Obama administration is pushing.

Barbara Moore, who presented the Resolution, stated “Our meeting was packed tonight and I’m so grateful for the quick response of the membership.  The State Board of Education must not give control of our children’s education to the federal government.  Education decisions belong at the local and state level.” 

Noting that the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee passed the Resolution by unanimous consent on Saturday, Moore continued, “Houston County is the first GOP county executive committee to follow the lead of ALGOP, but I hope others will as well.  We don’t need more federal dictates and intrusion into our lives.  We must stand up for our children.”