The nation’s governors applaud members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for passing the Providing for Additional Security In States’ Identification Act of 2009 (PASS ID). This legislation transforms an unworkable law into a practical solution.

A new report from the NGA Center titled Raising Rigor, Getting Results: Lessons Learned from AP Expansion, has demonstrated that it is possible for states to raise rigor and get results at scale by increasing student access to AP courses.

This year's state legislative session will go down as one of the most brutal in recent memory as the national recession forced lawmakers to find money to cover $215 billion in estimated budget gaps for 2009 and 2010, reports Stateline.org.

The NGA Center and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced the names of the experts serving on the Common Core State Standards Development Work Group and Feedback Group and provided more detailed information on the college and career ready standards development process.