Hefty price tag for new school standards
Tomorrow could be a moment of truth for educators and lawmakers pushing California to adopt a new set of national curriculum standards.
Earlier this year, California enacted a law requiring the state Board of Education to consider adopting national "common core" curriculum standards being jointly developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, and heavily promoted by the Obama administration.
The final version of the standards will be released tomorrow, and Californians will have a chance to see just how much they diverge from what the state currently uses. If there is a substantial difference, the cost could be enormous.
A new report issued today by EdSource, a nonprofit non-partisan group, says the cost to the state could be as
Earlier this year, California enacted a law requiring the state Board of Education to consider adopting national "common core" curriculum standards being jointly developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, and heavily promoted by the Obama administration.
The final version of the standards will be released tomorrow, and Californians will have a chance to see just how much they diverge from what the state currently uses. If there is a substantial difference, the cost could be enormous.
A new report issued today by EdSource, a nonprofit non-partisan group, says the cost to the state could be as