Putting Students on the Same High-Performance Page

Congressional Quarterly by Lydia Gensheimer | May. 3, 2009 (News Report)

What happens when you have a law that’s supposed to improve performance among the nation’s school children but instead it creates confusion, lowers expectations and can result in a “dummying down” of state standards?

That’s what a panel of educational experts is trying to address with a plan to incorporate common academic standards. They are urging Congress to support a state-led initiative to develop more-uniform, clear and integrated ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - May 3, 2009 - 7:33 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kristin Gorski - May 3, 2009 - 7:33 AM PDT
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 by Fred Gatlin - May. 3, 2009

This story makes a good point. However, it lacks depth and detail that would add much to these ideas.

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 by Kristin Gorski - May. 3, 2009

An insightful, though brief, look at the recommendations of a panel regarding the importance of setting national education standards. The piece touches on a key point that has plagued the current system -- that different states often have very different (and sometimes lower) standards -- but it doesn't look at it with much depth.

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