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The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released the first official public draft of the K-12 standards as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Standards and supporting documents are located at www.corestandards.org, or may be viewed below:

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Standards Introduction
• Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science
• Appendix A – Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards
• Appendix B – Illustrative Texts
• Appendix C – Samples of Student Writing
• Standards for Math
• Appendix – Designing High School Courses for Mathematics

The NGA and CCSSO are accepting public comments until Friday, April 2, 2010.

Last year, Pennsylvania joined the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).  The State Board said it will conduct a thorough and public vetting of the standards.  The adoption process will begin this spring with an independent study that compares Common Core with the state’s existing standards framework in reading and math. Following completion of the alignment study, the board will hold a series of public roundtables to gather feedback and suggestions for successful implementation.

In addition, the board will invite written comment from education stakeholders, policymakers and the public. Any action on adoption would likely occur during the summer or fall of 2010, and be preceded by two weeks of written public notice. It also clarified that the public comment period established by the CCSSO and the NGA is independent from and precedes the state-level public comment period that will occur alongside the board’s consideration of Common Core.

Source: PSBA’s Office of Governmental and Member Relations, Legislative Report – March 12, 2010