American politics
Democracy in America
National standards
Race to the middle?
- Apr 2nd 2010, 20:43 by R.W. | NEW YORK
THIS is the last day of public comments on the draft national education-standards, which the White House is pushing hard. Most states have signed on, though Texas has rejected them outright, and some (Massachusetts, for instance) have reservations. Many who care about schools are worried the standards, intended to help guide struggling states, will end up harming successful ones. Massachusetts ranks at or near the top of most national education measures. It is a model in early-childhood education and even has top-notch vocational, technical and agriculture schools. The state’s 1993 Education Reform Act ushered in these high standards, notably mandating that students
