> I'm not convinced most states should be spending the time or resources setting their own individual educational programs. With the global economy we are in, i

> I'm not convinced most states should be spending the time or resources setting their own individual educational programs. With the global economy we are in, it's not like the needs of students in Washington state are that different than Oregon or North Carolina. But this is true of state law as well: in principle, there's really no reason why you'd need to have different laws in different states, but it turns out the ability to respond more quickly to challenges and to try out ten different solutions in ten different states is really useful. It's not like we've discovered the perfect curriculum yet, either. And it's not even clear we know what we want or need: ask 10 companies and 10 universities what they expect out of a high school student and you'll get 20 different answers.