Still, conflict between higher standards and inadequate resources occurs mostly at the state level.

As a result, there is typically considerable variation between standards in one community and another.

For heavy loads like books, the span between standards has to be no more than 24 inches.

It is, to put it another way, the difference between quality and standards.

This means that the pass rate is not absolutely constant between years or standards.

A distinction also should be drawn between spoken and written standards.

States have mostly failed to keep this balance between standards and test questions.

The relationship between academic standards and opportunities for college athletes will become more complex on Monday.

"There's always a gap between high standards and real practice," he said.

First of all, to my mind, one must distinguish between standards and patents.