Sentences with phrase «common education standards»

Public debate over a nationwide effort to set common education standards has been raging in many states over the past year.

A look at the not - so - new, but gaining speed, push for common education standards across the country.

Surprising many in education circles, the country looks like it is moving ahead with common education standards.

The article discusses the ways in which U.S. education and curricula are changing in order to personalize learning approaches in the face of increased common education standards.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — While attending a meeting of the National Governors Association today, Gov. Chris Christie said he plans to issue an executive order this week regarding common education standards that have sparked criticism from parents and educators.

The Obama administration has pushed states to adopt national common education standards to better gauge how public schools are performing.

There was little controversy when the bipartisan governors association in 2009 helped develop the common education standards aimed at improving schools and students» competitiveness across the nation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Reviled by staunch conservatives, the common education standards designed to improve schools and student competitiveness are being modified by some Republican governors, who are pushing back against what they call the federal government's intrusion into the classroom.