tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12589610.post3170327560414094997..comments2009-06-07T15:19:37.248-06:00BBat50http://www.blogger.com/profile/09736054246852300843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12589610.post-4519524660379089662009-06-07T15:19:11.524-06:002009-06-07T15:19:11.524-06:00I&#39;ve been trying to read a lot about this since it&#39;s such a big deal and outside of the educational press and DC, isn&#39;t get much coverage.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102339.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a> reported on June 1: The nearly complete support of governors for the effort -- leaders in Texas, Alaska, Missouri and South Carolina are the only ones that have not signed on -- is key.<br /><br />However, the fine print on the agreement specifies that they are agreeing to the joint development of standards which, once written, they will decide individually whether to adopt or not.<br /><br />It&#39;s a big exciting step forward but while it creates momentum, it is far from an airtight commitment. <br /><br />While there are many sides and issues, I&#39;m against the government waste of each state spending money reviewing and redoing the standards. And I&#39;m against having many different textbook versions, based on which state they&#39;re for. Lets simplify to one set so that money gets saved or spent on something better than Instructional Designers rehashing curriculum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12589610.post-4496870955964575682009-06-06T23:17:00.944-06:002009-06-06T23:17:00.944-06:00What states didn&#39;t agree to this?Kathy Boothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02189948102481797718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12589610.post-25843407276205012452009-06-06T11:40:59.230-06:002009-06-06T11:40:59.230-06:00A great step forward. Can&#39;t wait to see them.roderickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624359416913696648noreply@blogger.com