Sentences with phrase «national academic standards proposed»

That's because the WKCE is expected to give way in a few years to tests based on new national academic standards proposed last month that could become final this spring.

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In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

The disappointing track record of this approach in achieving its ambitious goals resulted, in 2009, in its adherents proposing national — rather than state — academic standards and testing: Common Core.

I propose that a broad - based group — made up of educators, elected officials, community leaders, and experts in pedagogy and particular content — come together to take the best academic standards and make them available as a national model.