Bills backed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to take major steps forward in updating how schools prepare students for success in college and careers are now on their way to the Governor’s desk, Torlakson announced today.

In addition to Assembly Bill 484, which would overhaul the state’s testing system and passed the Legislature Wednesday, lawmakers also approved Senate Bill 201 [http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_201&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen] , AB 899 [http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB899] , and SB 300 [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_300_bill_20111008_chaptered.html] . The first two bills authorize the State Board of Education to move forward on aligning the state’s English language development standards with the Common Core English language arts and math standards.

via Bills Advance CCSS and NGSS – Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education).