BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) North Dakota's House has killed a bill to remove the state from an organization created to develop an assessment system for the Common Core education standards.
The House narrowly defeated the bill 46-43 on Wednesday.
The measure aimed to terminate the state's membership from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The consortium is comprised of states that have worked to establish a testing program for Common Core.
Fargo Republican Representative Jim Kasper and other critics say the Common Core standards represent a federal takeover of education.
North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says more than 130 educators from the state were involved in helping develop the standards.
Common Core outlines what skills students should learn to be ready for college and careers. Common Core replaces standards that varied state-to-state.