Monday, February 08, 2010
Kentucky First To Adopt Common Core Standards
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky will, on Wednesday, February 10th, become the first state in the nation to formally adopt a resolution implementing the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. The Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board will hold a joint meeting at 5:30 P.M. at the Kentucky Community and Technical College Central Office at 300 North Main St., in Versailles, where chairs of the three entities will sign a resolution directing their respective agencies to implement the final common standards. Those in attendance will include Governor Steve Beshear, Kentucky state Senator Ken Winters, chair of the Senate Education Committee, and Representative Carl Rollins, chair of the House Education Committee. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will provide greetings and support via video link.
Kentucky will, on Wednesday, February 10th, become the first state in the nation to formally adopt a resolution implementing the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. The Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board will hold a joint meeting at 5:30 P.M. at the Kentucky Community and Technical College Central Office at 300 North Main St., in Versailles, where chairs of the three entities will sign a resolution directing their respective agencies to implement the final common standards. Those in attendance will include Governor Steve Beshear, Kentucky state Senator Ken Winters, chair of the Senate Education Committee, and Representative Carl Rollins, chair of the House Education Committee. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will provide greetings and support via video link.
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