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Article: Skills Set Drafted For Students Nationwide
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- The Washington Post
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- September 22, 2009
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Experts convened by the nation's governors and state schools
chiefs on Monday proposed a set of math and English skills students
should master before high school graduation, the first step toward
what advocates hope will become common standards driving instruction
in classrooms from coast to coast.
The proposal aims to lift expectations for students beyond
current standards, which vary widely from state to state, and
establish for the first time an effective national consensus on core
academic goals to help the United States keep pace with global
competitors. Such agreement has proven elusive in the past because
of a long tradition of local control over standards, testing and
curriculum.
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