This sounds similar to something I just read on a blog about something Obama said about creating a single national standard...about it being unacceptable that there are 50 different educational standards.

I think it sounds like it could be a good idea, especially if it brings lower states standards up. My biggest concern is for us homeschoolers. It isn't much of a jump from this idea to the idea of requiring all homeschoolers to use a standard curriculum to match the public schools. Many of us homeschool because that standard curriculum would fail our kids due to learning style.