[Lmresearch] New Fordham Foundatiion report--The State of State Standards 2006

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           The State of State Standards 2006 

            by Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, Liam Julian 

            This is the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation's first comprehensive look at the quality of state academic standards since 2000, before Congress enacted No Child Left Behind (NCLB).While 37 states have updated or revised their state standards in at least one subject during that period, on the whole they are just as mediocre as ever. The average grade for state standards across all subjects was a disappointing "C-minus" in 2000 and remains so today. Two-thirds of the nation's K-12 students attend schools in states with C-, D-, or F-rated standards.  Three states stand out with perfect scores: California, Indiana, and Massachusetts.  Several new analyses show a link between strong state standards and gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP):

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