http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/education/21standards.h...
States that accept the standards by Aug. 2 win points in the Obama administrations Race to the Top competition for a share of the $3.4 billion to be awarded in September.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/nyregion/20tests.html?p...
Officials said that state standardized exams had become easier to pass and that they would recalibrate scoring.
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