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Direct linkZehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2009
As they wait to see how the latest push for common national standards plays out, some states are putting off or slowing the revision of their own academic standards to avoid wasted effort and spending. At least four states--Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania--have halted revision of their standards for mathematics or English/language…
Descriptors: State Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, State Standards
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2005
This article describes an academic choice program in Texas public schools where 8th graders are being given a choice of three different academic plans to follow through graduation, two of which are distinctively tougher than the third. Policymakers in Texas, Arkansas, and Indiana are opting to raise academic standards by making a college-prep…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Public Schools, High Schools, Academic Standards
