The Los Angeles Times (8/3, Blume) reports that the California BOE "unanimously adopted common national academic standards" which "are to ultimately supplant California's current academic framework, which is widely viewed as among the best in the nation, although the same cannot be said of the results in the classroom." The Times adds that the vote by the California board "enhances the state's chances in its bid" for Race to the Top funding, and the "decision before the California board went right to the wire, with a federal deadline set for 1:30 p.m." on Monday "for states to vote on the standards, to qualify for added points in the Race to the Top competition."
The AP (8/3) adds that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) "praised the board's unanimous vote Monday saying the standard's 'maintain California's high expectations and our belief that every student is capable of success in the classroom.' ... The board also voted to direct the state Education Department to create an implementation plan."
The Sacramento Bee (8/2, Lambert) added that California "school trustees praised the standards, which were molded to California's standards by a commission over six days last month. They said the standards are more focused than the previous standards and teach critical thinking instead of memorization." Catherine Gewertz also covered this story in a blog for Education Week (8/2).
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