Agree with all. HSLDA has their own agenda.

MA standards are/were higher than CC. Then again, MA doesn't mandate gifted education and it's got no intention of doing so either. That's two giant SUCKING sounds, possibly three! Do I have to mention what colleges/universities or private, exclusive boarding schools are located in this fine Commonwealth?

NCLB is really a re-hash of the furor from the Sputnik era and A Nation At Risk study which came out in '83 under Reagan. It seems we're stuck in a reactionary, political mode with education. Wonder when the wheels will ever change.