DOES ONE SIZE FIT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION?

APPARENTLY A PANEL OF EDUCATORS THINK SO.  THEY HAVE DEVELOPED STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH AND MATH WHICH WILL REWRITE TEXTBOOKS AND RE-EDUCATE TEACHERS SO ALL CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL BE STUDYING THE IDENTICAL MATERIAL IN HOPES OF RAISING THE STANDARDS OF LEARNING.  THE PLAN WOULD INCLUDE A LIST OF BOOKS WHICH STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ AT A GIVEN AGE.  THE PLAN DOES NOT COVER OTHER SUBJECTS--ONLY ENGLISH AND MATH.  AT THIS POINT IN TIME, ALASKA AND TEXAS HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE PROGRAM, REJECTING FEDERAL INTERFERENCE IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. 

WILL THE PLAN AFFECT HOME SCHOOLING AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS? MANY QUESTIONS ARE STILL PENDING, BUT THE PLANNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION ON THE PROPOSAL IN MAY.  

DO YOU THINK THERE IS TOO MUCH FEDERAL OVERSIGHT IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN?