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Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill that repeals common core in Oklahoma.Fallin signed the bill on Thursday afternoon.Video: Gov. Fallin signs bill repealing Common Core"We are capable of developing our own Oklahoma academic standards that will be better than common core," Fallin said in a news release. "Now is the time for Oklahomans - parents, citizens, educators, employers and elected officials - to unite behind the common goal of improving our schools. That begins with doing the hard work of building new, more rigorous Oklahoma standards."HB 3399, which requires new standards to be written by August 2016, passed 71-18 in the House and 31-10 in the Senate.Until the new standards are completed, Oklahoma will go back to the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards used from 2003-2010."The process of developing new, higher standards will not take place overnight, nor will it be easy. It will require hard work and collaboration between parents, educators, employers and lawmakers," Fallin said. "Developing these standards is worth the effort; because our children’s education is that important to our state. Their futures, as well as Oklahoma’s future prosperity, depend on our ability to write and implement education standards that will prepare our children for success. I know Oklahoma is up to that challenge."