Pop Quiz: Would You Pass New Education Standards?  State
governors and education officials proposed a new set of national
standards for a K-12 education, developed in cooperation with 48
out of the 50 states.  The proposal, a step in the White House's
plan to improve the quality of the nation's schools, sets core
standards for each grade, laying out goals for math, language
and history.  We want to give you a chance to see how you would
do with these new national standards. Below is a sampling of the
objectives laid out by the new guidelines, along with a test
question.  VIDEO: 48 governors seek nationwide standards for
what kids learn in school.  Test your own knowledge and then
check the answers at the end of this article to see if you would
make the grade.   1) MATH OBJECTIVE: Solve word problems
involving addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than
or equal to 20.  TEST YOURSELF: If you're at the grocery store
with your mom and there are three carrots, nine cucumbers and
five tomatoes in your c