Differences slither between schoolteachers, professors on what students should know

State learning standards may help high school teachers focus their coursework, but college faculty say they’re focusing on the wrong things, according to a report that finds a “significant gap” between what high school instructors teach and what college faculty think entering freshmen ought to know. “States tend to have too many standards attempting to tackle too many content topics,” the report says. The report examines science, math, reading and English. Read more of this article from USA Today.