Some say national standards will provide an excellent education for all students. Others fear it is the first step to federal control.
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
Americans are considering national education standards recently developed by teachers and other education experts. The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers led the effort.
The United States, unlike other nations, has never had the same school standards across the country. The reason? Education is not discussed in the Constitution. That document limits the responsibilities of the federal government. Other responsibilities, like education, fall to the individual states. Continue reading here
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