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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will seek to raise academic standards by requiring states to certify that their benchmarks for reading and mathematics put students on track for college or a career, administration officials said Sunday.
The proposal, part of Obama’s evolving blueprint for a revision of the No Child Left Behind law, was expected to be released today as the president meets with governors in Washington. It will give a further boost to a state-led movement toward common standards.
Under the proposal, $14.5 billion in annual education aid for students from poor families would be tied to states’ action on standards.
