Monday, June 22, 2009

Once Again, Texas Leads the Way

Texas shuns common standards for schools | Top stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Texas has always been known for its independent streak.

Now the state is one of four that is sitting out an effort to create voluntary national standards for what students are expected to learn in school.

“People understand that Texas is just being Texas,” said Mike Petrilli, vice president for national programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education think-tank that supports national standards."

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