ATLANTA – Common Core opponents are on the verge of a significant victory in Georgia.

Legislation that would establish a review of the nationalized, one-size-fits-all learning standards passed the Georgia Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 34-16, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Observers say the legislation should face smooth sailing through the remainder of the legislative process and eventually become state law.

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According to WSBRadio.com, Senate Bill 167 would establish an 18-member advisory council – comprised of teachers, parents, university professors, and others – to review the standards and then make its recommendations to the state Board of Education, the unelected body charged with making all final decisions related to Georgia’s education policies.

SB 167 would also require “the state Board of Education to revise and review the content standards every five years.” the news site adds.

The state Board of Education officially adopted Common Core on July 8, 2010, about a month after the nationalized math and English standards were formally introduced by the two private lobbying groups that wrote and hold the copyright to the standards.

The legislation – which was sponsored by Republican state Sen. William Ligon – would also allow school districts to return to their previous math and English standards during the review, and would establish privacy protections for student data that will be generated, in part, by Common Core-aligned standardized tests.

“It clearly sets boundaries on what information can be collected and cannot be collected from our students, recognizing there’s a fundamental right to privacy,” Ligon said.

The House of Representatives appears ready to rubber-stamp SB 167, which would send it to desk of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. The governor seems likely to sign the bill, as it puts into law the Common Core review he’s been calling for since last year, the Journal-Constitution notes.

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Deal is up for re-election in November, and has significant political reasons for supporting the Common Core review bill, according to OnlineAthens.com.

“Deal may have seen private surveys showing him how unpopular Common Core is among GOP primary voters,” the news site said. “Indeed, all of the Republican candidates for state superintendent have said they oppose it.”

A recent poll reveals “42 percent of regular GOP primary voters oppose Common Core, and that 77 percent of those opposed would agree to higher taxes instead,” OnlineAthens.com reports. “Most troubling for the governor is that nearly 8 percent of those opposed would vote for Democrat Sen. Jason Carter over Deal in November because of it.”

Those type of defections could cost Deal the election.

Shane Vander Hart of TruthInAmericanEducation.com offers this analysis of SB 167:

“It’s not a perfect bill (which would be a repeal bill), but does lay out a clear process of review, (determines) who can serve on the advisory boards, a process for public review and feedback, a requirement that higher education institutions are consulted and appropriate experts review the standards. This should provide a lot of sunshine on decision-making process of adopting standards in Georgia.”