Every weekday I’m sharing the day’s top education stories from around the Web. Today: Hawaii received a ‘C’ on a Fordham Institute education report, Common Core State Standards are deemed superior to most state standards and yet nearly 40 states will likely adopt them by the Aug. 27 deadline.

• An education report by The Fordham Institute gave Hawaii a ‘C’ because its English standards are vague and math standards are not consistent, KITV reported today.

• The Common Core State Standards are better than most states’ standards, Education Week reported today.

• Twenty-seven states have already adopted the common core standards, and another dozen are expected to before the Aug. 2 deadline, The New York Times reported today. It’s surprising, NYT reported, because many states have long insisted on maintaining local control over curriculum. Although curriculum administrators in Hawaii said the standards still give them leeway, some experts said the standards may be a gateway to more nationalized control of curriculum itself.

• Massachusetts was one of those states to adopt the standards, despite some opposition from critics who say the state already has superior standards that help distinguish its students nationally.

• Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog, hosted a column on school reform on school reform by curriculum designer Marion Brady.

• Kapiolani Community College has merged its business education and legal education departments, Pacific Business News reported today.

• Punahou School unveiled its new $26 million Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood, named for the family of Pierre Omidyar, the publisher of Civil Beat. The environmentally friendly complex is pending¹ platinum LEED certification and will serve approximately 300 students, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

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