Montgomery County is paving the way for new school standards
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Maryland’s largest school system is rolling out an updated curriculum, soon to be marketed across the country, that coheres with new standards for what students are expected to learn.
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Montgomery officials said they wanted to think beyond tests as they revamp instruction. School officials started rethinking the curriculum in 2007, partly in response to complaints from parents and teachers that class time was too focused on math and reading.
Those efforts accelerated last year when Maryland adopted the national standards and the school system won a $5 million federal grant. Montgomery schools also signed an unusual $2.25 million contract with education publisher Pearson. The extra money helped pay for more than two dozen employees to work full time on the curriculum.