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States Embrace National Standards for Schools - NYTimes.com

States Embrace National Standards for Schools - NYTimes.com

States Embrace National Standards for Schools


Doug Mills/The New York Times
President Obama with Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, last month in Michigan.



RelatedLess than two months after the nation’s governors and state school chiefs released their final recommendations for national education standards, 27 states have adopted them and about a dozen more are expected to do so in the next two weeks.

Will National Standards Improve Schools

The pros and cons of setting a federal norm for what children should know.

Their support has surprised many in education circles, given states’ long





A Leader’s Record at a Brooklyn School: Increased Stability, but Also Controversy

Some families and teachers from the private St. Ann’s School, known for its unconventional approach to academics, said that changing leadership changed its personality.

State’s Exams Became Easier to Pass, Education Officials Say

Officials said that state standardized exams had become easier to pass and that they would recalibrate scoring.
ON EDUCATION
Joyce Irvine was removed July 1 as principal of Wheeler Elementary in Burlington, Vt., to comply with rules allowing the district to seek stimulus funds.

A Popular Principal, Wounded by Government’s Good Intentions

At Wheeler Elementary in Burlington, Vt., a highly regarded principal has been removed so the district can qualify for millions in stimulus dollars.