Congressional hearing raises concerns about national standards
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Robert Scott applauded the comments of congressmen and witnesses who today acknowledged the risk of making the Common Core Standards Initiative mandatory standards for all public schools.
The mathematics and English standards being drafted by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers were the subject of a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor today in Washington, D.C. Adoption of the standards counts heavily in the competition to win Race to the Top grants from the U.S. Department of Education and could be easily incorporated into the upcoming reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. Texas and Alaska are the only states that have not agreed to adopt these national standards and national tests.
Source: Press release from the Texas Education Agency
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