[USMA:46905] Re: Standards for Math and English

[Phil Chernack]

There was no announcement of new standards, just a proposal by the National
Governers' Association to push for unified national standards.  While Texas
and Alaska have already opted out of such a proposal, the other 48 states
have not necessarilly signed on.

http://wcbstv.com/national/national.standardized.education.2.1552390.html

Phil

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:05 PM, <mech...@illinois.edu> wrote:

>
> The announcement was made today that forty eight governors (governors of
> Texas and Alaska are not included) have approved new standards for the
> instruction of children in elementary schools in the subjects of mathematics
> and English.
>
> Where can the new standards be found?  Are they posted on the Internet?
>  What do the standard say about the teaching of SI?
>
> Gene Mechtly
>
>