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CAT Tracks for November 30, 2011
IL JOINS SCIENCE STANDARDS PROJECT |
And State Education Superintendent Christopher Koch (aka "The Man") says...
...blah, blah, blah.
Chris is really getting into this PR thing...
From the KFVS TV Channel 12 Website...
Illinois to join new science education standards
Posted: Nov 30, 2011 8:42 AM CST
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is joining 25 other states in an effort to develop new science standards for students.
The Next Generation Science Standards Project is coming up with new guidelines to be finished by the end of next year. The project aims to establish tougher standards for science classes from kindergarten to 12th grade. Supporters say those standards will better prepare students and narrow the gap between American science education and the rest of the world.
Twenty states were announced as lead partners in September. Illinois and five other states will now join the project.
Illinois has already adopted new Common Core standards for English and math.
State Education Superintendent Christopher Koch says both sets of standards will help make students more competitive with the rest of the world.
Updated: Nov 30, 2011 8:42 AM CST
