San Francisco Chronicle -- National Standards

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/07/ED5K1817MI.DTL&feed=rss.opinion

The unintended consequence of this will be a lowering of academic standards. In the attempt to get everyone to a higher level. Classes like Geometry are filled with students that are ill prepared to be there. The net result is a lowering of academic quality.

I trust that the vendors of educational assessories and instructional materials will love this movment. Think I shall go out and found a professional development firm in preparation for the coming (waste of dollars) investment opportunity.