Stepped-up standards??
I doubt that very much
Probably more BS courses that go against common sense and reality with stricter retention standards to reinforce the BS over lying eyes.
I was in my daughter’s classroom yesterday. Her teacher pulled out the “spelling test.” I was busy doing something else, so I didn’t pay much attention to what they were doing. About fifteen minutes went by, and some students started turning in their tests. At that point, the teacher came over to me and said, “Look at this. Have you ever heard of a spelling test where you don’t even have to spell the words?” Sure enough. The spelling test was multiple guess. She hates Common Core as do most of the other teachers.
Government speak for "more regulations"