Class of 2009
2009
Price of a Gallon of Gas: $2.35
Average In-State CA College Tuition: $7,394.50
Price of a Big Mac: $3.57
What was new in innovation, culture and education?
NASA’s Ares Rockets; The Smart Thermostat; Controller-Free Gaming and “The AIDS Vaccine”
Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of The United States of America, the King of Pop Michael Jackson dies at age 50 and the movie Avatar is released and becomes the highest grossing film of all time.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, "a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers," is launched.