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Standards – The Road Map to Reform

Standards provide guideposts for academic achievement, clearly telling teachers, students, and parents where they are going.

  • The Challenge: To establish clear expectations of what students should know and be able to do for schools, teachers, and students.
  • The Solution: Require each state to establish its own standards in the core content areas of reading, math, and science.