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Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
The U.S. Department of Education funded Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing.
Common Core State Standards Initiative
This link is to the website of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The website provides the common standards on English Language Arts and Mathematics, along with listing the states adopting these standards.
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
This link is to the National Council for the Social Studies' Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
McREL Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks
This link is to a compilation of content standards for K-12 curriculum in both searchable and browsable formats.
NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
This website provides the list of 12 standards that offer guidance for the opportunities and resources students should have to develop the language skills they need.
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts.
National Standards for Civics and Government
This website provides the Center for Civic Education's national standards for civics and government.
National Standards for History
This link is to the National Center for History in the Schools' history standards.
Principals and Standards of School Mathematics
This website contains an online version of standards adopted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics
This website provides the National Council on Economic Education's curriculum standards based on the essential principles of economics.



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