In California, the State Board of Education plans to vote on August second to accept or reject a new set of standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

Goals for what public schools should teach are set by state and local school boards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

(Sound) According to state-run Press TV, a three-member committee has been set up to work out the details.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

But they have not set a date for this and the United states says any future Palestinian state must be the fruit of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Jarrett indicates that will be a focus of the State of the Union Address, "he will be able to set forward his priorities and they will be focusing on the middle class our middle class is struggling out there, they are frustrated, they are angry."

VOA: standard.2010.01.24