K-12 Curriculum Development

One Country, One Set of Standards
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By Ryan Normandin
February 12, 2010

K-12 Curriculum Development has followed the Common Core State Standards Initiative, Race to the Top, and the development of common standards for the past year.  This brief article may be the most informative and well written article posted to date. 

Excerpt:
"Therefore, there exist two major problems with state-determined standards. The first is their very nature — all American citizens should be learning the same thing and be held to the same standards. The disconnects that exist between states’ own standards are astonishing and are harming students nationwide. The second issue is the quality of the standards created by individual states. In order to meet federal mandates, obtain certain funds, and look good, states are lowering the bar in public education. And that is unacceptable."                 -  Ryan Normandin

Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
By Antoinette Konz
February 9, 2010

On February 10, Kentucky will become the first state in the nation to endorse the “Common Core State Standards Initiative,” during a meeting of officials from the state Department of Education; the Council on Postsecondary Education, which coordinates the state’s higher education system; and the state’s Education Professional Standards Board, which certifies that state’s teachers and school administrators.