The state Board of Education is breaking from a tradition of local control, adopting national standards to measure students in Connecticut by the same benchmarks used by other states, The Associated Press reports.
The standards also will allow students to keep up with their studies even if they move to other states and will make it easier for college admissions officers to compare applicants from other towns and states.
The new plan adds 200 more benchmarks in English language studies and 40 standards in math intended to improve Connecticut students’ understanding of math, language skills and literature.
For example, first-graders will be expected to be able to distinguish between verbs such as glance, stare and glare. Fifth-graders will learn how to divide and multiply fractions.
