"46 States, D.C. Plan to Draft Common Education Standards by Maria Glod-Washington Post"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102339.html

I consider this great news as we live in a state (IL) with exceptionally low math standards which many schools exceed, but others strive (or coast) to meet.

I�m not sure I would be as pleased with this federal government intervention if our standards were already high like SC or MA.