Title IV Section 403 (a) (2) of the Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007 (DC Law 17-9, effective June 12, 2007) requires the State Board of Education to approve state academic standards, following a recommendation by the State Superintendent of Education, ensuring that the standards recommended by the State Superintendent of Education : A: Specify what children are expected to know and be able to do; B. Contain coherent and rigorous content; C. Encourage the teaching of advanced skills; and D. Are updated on a regular basis