The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association have released common standards for core curriculula in mathematics, reading, and writing that could create a set of national standards for what high school students need to know to be "college ready."
Reportedly, every state but Texas has signed on to the groups' Common Core Standards Initiative. The federal government has tied participation in the project to qualifying for a new pool of federal funds for school districts, and the American Council on Education (in conjunction with scholarly societies) is organizing teams of college faculty members to review the standards.
According to the Dallas Morning News, "State Education Commissioner Robert Scott, with the backing of Gov. Rick Perry, has turned down an invitation to work with the other states in drafting common core standards for English and math classes, spelling out what students at all grade levels should be taught in those subjects." State officials maintain that the Texas standards will be higher than the federal standards.
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The release of these standards was also reported by Inside Higher Ed.
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