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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Dear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!

Dear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!:

Dear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!

Your urgent action is needed by October 6, 2011! An important education bill that shifts the state toward high-quality education for all and Common Core Standards is now on Governor Brown’s desk, awaiting his signature by October 6, 2011 — and yours.

While the focus on what K-12 students learn has gotten narrower, expert teachers, committed parents and lawmakers, and civic-minded businesses have instead rallied support from all around the state to launchCalifornia public schools into the 21st century with a bold, uncompromising vision. The result? AB 250, the Curriculum Support and Reform Act of 2011. If passed, it would align the Golden State with already-adopted