The State of State Standards—and the Common Core—in 2010

By Sheila Byrd Carmichael , W. Stephen Wilson , yes Kathleen Porter-Magee , yes Gabrielle Martino / July 21, 2010

Foreword by yes Chester E. Finn, Jr. , yes Michael J. Petrilli

Filed under: Curriculum & Instruction , Standards, Testing, & Accountability

The K-12 academic standards in English language arts (ELA) and math produced in June 2010 by the Common Core State Standards Initiative were clearer and more rigorous than ELA standards in 37 states and math standards in 39 states, according to this Fordham Institute study. In 33 of those states, the Common Core bested both ELA and math standards. Yet California, Indiana and the District of Columbia had ELA standards clearly superior to those of the Common Core. And nearly a dozen states had ELA or math standards in the same league as Common Core. Read on to find out more and see how your state fared.

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