The idea of common schools that adopt the same curriculum and standards isn’t new. It first arose in the 1840s, largely owing to the influence of the reformer Horace Mann. But the U. S. Constitution leave public education to the states, and the states devolve much of the authority to local school districts, of which there are now more than 13,000 in the U. S. The Federal Government Drovides less than 9% of the funding for K - 12 schools. That is why it has proved impossible thus far to create common curriculum standards nationwide. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush summoned the nation’s governors to Charlottesville, V
a. ,to attempt a standards -based approach to school reform. The result was only a vague endorsement of" voluntary national standards. "which never gained much traction. In 1994 ,President Bill Clinton got federal money for standards -based reform, but the effort remained in the hands of the states, leading to a wildly varying hodgepodge of expectations for -as well as ideological battles over- math and English curriculums.
"Common schools" refer toA. schools that share funding and teaching facilities.B. schools that share the same faculty staff.C. schools that accept students of all ages.D. schools that adopt the same curriculum and standards.