The National Standards Scam
Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools
“A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high school graduation.
The new proposals could transform American education, replacing the patchwork of standards ranging from mediocre to world-class that have been written by local educators in every state.”
So, the professional edu wonks ( not teachers) have again found the solution. How nice. The effort will have little effect in California. California has some of the nation’s highest standards, and lowest test scores in reading and math ( about 47 out of the 50 states depending upon the year).
This is the politicians ( and their consultants) approach to school improvement and it will not teach a single child in California to read or do math.
