"Academic content standards are lists of the topics that K-12 students are expected to master in each grade. This past summer, organizations of governors and of state school superintendents launched a new effort (the Common Core State Standards Initiative) to create common academic standards across all states, effectively national content standards. The federal government has promised $350 million stimulus money to promote these standards, and states that compete for a slice of the $4 billion available from the federal 'Race to the Top' program would be required to adopt them."
Whatever Happened to Detracking?
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Thirty years ago, about 16 percent took algebra in the 8th grade. By 2013,
almost one-half of 8th graders took algebra in middle school. Why the big
jump i...
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