Common Core General Information
About Common Core
The Kindergarten-12
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) represent a set of expectations for student knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in college and careers. CCSS will help ensure that students receive a high quality education consistent, from school to school and state to state. The development of the CCSS was spearheaded by two organizations - the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association. View
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The criteria used to develop the CCSS were:
- Aligned with college and work expectations
- Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
- Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
- Informed by top-performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
- Evidence and/or research-based
Standards-based Report Cards & Common Core We've updated a ten minute video about standards-based report cards currently used in grades 1-5. Click on the frames below to view in English or Spanish (requires Flash to playback on your PC, tablet, or other device).
Estándares Estatales Centrales Comunes: Historia
Los Estándares Estatales Centrales Comunes K-12 (CCSS, por sus siglas en inglés) representan una serie de expectativas de conocimiento y aptitudes estudiantiles necesarias para triunfar encolegio y carrera. CCSS ayudará a garantizar que los alumnos reciban una educación de calidad que es consistente entre escuelas y estados. Dos organizaciones están a la cabeza de esta iniciativa: ElConsejo de Jefes Educativos Estatales y la Asociación Nacional de Gobernadores.
Criterios que se usaron para formar los CCSS:
- Alineados con expectativas de colegio y trabajo
- Incluye contenido riguroso y aplicación de conocimiento mediante aptitudesde alto orden
- Forjados sobre virtudes y lecciones de las normas estatales actuales
- Informados por países de mayor desempeño, para que todos los alumnos esténpreparados para triunfar en nuestra economía y sociedad global
- Basado en evidencia y/oen investigaciones