If I understand the article correctly, it seems they intend to adopt international standards. I�m not familiar with those books, are they good?
The problem we have here (year after year) is that on average 17% of 3rd-8th grade district students cease being �proficient� when they enter the high school district (all within the same geographical area). This occurs due to the realistic standards of the hs level state test as compared to the rock bottom 3rd-8th grade state test standards. As a result, neither the K-8th nor the high school districts claim responsible for the new found deficits since the students met standards at the former and entered as deficient into the latter. Slick, huh?
