Common Core State Standards Initiative

Click on the photo to read all about how the common core standards are preparing America's children for college and career success. Sections include: About the standards, what parents should know, standards in your state, what the standards are for each grade level, and other resources.

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

"The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is developing a system of valid, reliable, and fair next-generation assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts/literacy (ELA/literacy) and mathematics for grades 3-8 and 11. The system—which includes both summative assessments for accountability purposes and optional interim assessments for instructional use—will use computer adaptive testing technologies to the greatest extent possible to provide meaningful feedback and actionable data teachers and educators can use to help students succeed." Click photo for more.