RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia legislators are making it clear Common Core national standards will ever be adopted in the Old Dominion State.

WBOC reports:

The state Senate has voted to prohibit adoption of the national Common Core curriculum standards in Virginia public schools without prior approval from the General Assembly.

Sen. Richard Black’s measure passed the Republican-controlled chamber Friday on a largely party-line 21-17 vote. It now goes to the House of Delegates.

Black, a Loudoun County Republican, said there is widespread opposition to the national standards, ranging from conservatives and libertarians to teachers unions.

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe opposes the bill, saying the national standards were never adopted in the state and the bill is unnecessary.