PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Department of Education wants to press school districts to adopt from a menu of high-quality curricula.
The proposal has received support from both teachers’ unions and state school committees. The Providence Journal reports the plan was announced Wednesday by department official Andy Andrade, who says the goal is to make sure every student has access to a high-quality curriculum.
Andrade says the plan wouldn’t force departments to drop their current curriculum, but they would have to prove its quality.
State leaders have renewed calls to be more like the Massachusetts education system, following the release of dismal state testing scores last month.
Bills seeking a statewide curriculum have been proposed before but they have died in committee.
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