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Education - CA vs.OR Math Standards

Education - Standards Skew If you're like me and you've had the opportunity to teach in two different states, you too may have compared curriculums across borders. I happen to teach math now in Oregon and feel it's sparse. Take a look for yourself on both the California Math Standards for 2nd Grade at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/mathstandard.pdf And then compare to the Oregon Math Standards for 2nd Grade at: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics/grade-2/geometry/ Then you too will see the glaring truth. State standards differ dramatically. I know California is not leading the nation with its educational ranking, however, perhaps their standards are. I was at a neighborhood dinner recently, one consisting of parents of school-aged children who had moved to Portland from diverse places such as Israel, Texas and Utah. We debated education in Portland quite a bit, but all agreed on one thing in general, why do states not adopt th