Idaho Republicans took a stand on Common Core over the weekend — but stopped well short of outright rejection of the controversial educational standards. Meeting in McCall on Saturday, the GOP’s state Central Committee passed a resolution rejecting “the collection of personal student data for any non-educational purpose.” The resolution takes no position on Common Core itself — or the Idaho Core Standards, the state’s variation on the initiative. These math and English language arts standards are slated to go into effect this fall, with student assessments to follow in the spring of 2015/Kevin Richert, Idaho Education News. More here.

Question: What kept Idaho Republicans from rejecting the controversial Common Core standards?