Major league ballparks are not standardized in size mainly for historical or local reasons, and remain non-standardized for practical and historical reasons.

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But it is just one of many experiments in non-standardized learning including Khan Academy and Codeacademy.

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The racks will also be designed so that some non-standardized scientific payloads can be utilized in addition to the standardized payloads.

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According to my confidential source, the reason is that New York state has steadily lowered the difficulty of its signature Regents Exams, a battery of standardized tests that most non-disabled New York students must pass before accruing a state-certified high school diploma.

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Without nationwide standardized testing, the data simply would not exist to make the case for or against charter and non-unionized public schools.

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