"If there is a movement toward national standards, can a national curriculum be far behind?"

For Beane, a national curriculum is not a curriculum muscled into effect by California, Texas or New York nor is it the platform of one political party or special interest group. A national curriculum connects students through ideas, concerns and issues that students feel to be of great importance. Several questions come to mind:

What are the pros and cons of a national curriculum? Who decides on the curriculum? What is the text of the curriculum?