School standardization

I don't know about you, but I've been concerned for our countries educational system and our ability to lead the world in technology and innovation for some time. Now, along comes our nations governors with the best idea they've had in, well, maybe forever. They actually got together, Republicans and Democrats, without partisan politics, and decided to standardize the educational system of all the states, so that a third grader in Indiana would be learning the same thing, at the same time, as a third grader in Maine or California or Florida or anywhere. Well almost anywhere, but I'll get back to that. No. Wait. I'll talk about that now. This is great news for everybody unless you live in Texas or Alaska. They don't like this idea. The Texas governor say's that Texans know best what to teach their kids. They do? As for Alaska, they aren't saying much of anything. Must be watching Russia. Now if we can only get the governors to raise the scholastic bar a little each year, we might begin to catch up with those countries that passed us out. Presumably Texas and Alaska will figure things out for themselves someday. But as for the rest of the country, three cheers. Do you suppose that Texas and Alaska are really not part of America? Or can we at least claim they're not?