?We're excited about it because it's the same benchmarks for students regardless of where you live. The standards are so much more clear and understandable, more consistent, more rigorous and aligned a lot more with college and beyond when kids graduate.?
? Bobbi Williams, director of special projects for the Decatur School District
?Illinois Adopts National Standards Developed to Help Compare Students State to State,? Herald and Review
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The number of millions of extra dollars that charter schools in New York State will receive.
?City Charter Schools are Big Winners in Veto by Gov. Paterson,? New York Daily News