1.0 link 215550 <![CDATA[American Schools Need Common Standards]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-rex/american-schools-need-com_b_215550.html The national research journal Education Next published a report in 2005 with this catchy title: "Johnny can't read ... in South Carolina. But if his folks move to Texas, he'll be reading up a storm. What's going on?"

The report pointed out that because the federal No Child Left Behind Act allows each state to define for itself what "academically proficient" means, there are dramatic differences from one state to the next. A student who scores "proficient" in one state might...

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