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Common Core State Standards

Standards for English language arts/literacy and mathematics for K-12, adopted by many states from 2010, some of which later revised or renamed them.

Also called
CCSS
Used in
United States
Topic
Curriculum

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State standards United States
The learning standards each state sets for what students should know in each grade and subject.
NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) United States
K-12 science standards developed by states and partners and released in 2013, built on three dimensions: practices, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas.

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