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Common, National Standards: Has Anyone Asked a Teacher?

John W. Moore

Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706

J. Chem. Educ., 2009, 86 (8), p 891

DOI: 10.1021/ed086p891

Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2009

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The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers have launched a drive for national content standards for K–12 education. Unfortunately, there appears to be little or no involvement of K–12 or post-secondary teachers in developing the standards.

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