New York Education Officials Overhaul Curriculum Standards

The Buffalo (NY) News (1/13) reported, "Students as young as kindergarteners would be required to learn more math skills under new standards for New York's public schools to be in place by the coming school year. The state Board of Regents on Tuesday approved changes in the statewide curriculum and testing to enforce the requirements, which include the higher standard for math in kindergarten and first grade." The Buffalo News adds that another policy change "will require students to be taught how to better interpret literature from a wide variety of genres and a spectrum of American and world cultures."