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Table 1.1. Status of elementary, middle, and high school content standards in academic subjects, by state: 2007–08


State State has adopted standards in the core subjects1   State has standards that are clear, specific, and grounded in content State has a regular timeline for revising standards
English/ language arts Mathematics       Science Social studies/ history
United States 50 2 8 24 22 2 38 2
         
Alabama EMSH   HS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Alaska EMSH   None ES MS HS MS HS None No  
Arizona EMSH   ES ES MS ES MS ES MS Yes  
Arkansas EMSH   ES HS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
California EMSH   ES MS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS No  
         
Colorado EMSH   None None None None Yes  
Connecticut EMSH   ES MS ES MS ES MS HS None No  
Delaware EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS HS None No  
District of Columbia EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS No  
Florida EMSH   ES MS ES MS HS MS None Yes  
         
Georgia EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Hawaii EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Idaho EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS None No  
Illinois EMSH   None None None None Yes  
Indiana EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
         
Iowa EMS 3 None None None None No  
Kansas EMSH   None ES MS None MS HS Yes  
Kentucky EMSH   None MS MS HS No  
Louisiana EMSH   ES MS ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Maine EMSH   None MS None None Yes  
         
Maryland EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS HS MS Yes  
Massachusetts EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS HS Yes  
Michigan EMSH   ES MS ES MS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Minnesota EMSH   None ES MS ES MS None Yes  
Mississippi EMSH   ES ES MS HS ES MS HS None Yes  
         
Missouri EMSH   None ES MS ES MS HS MS No  
Montana EMSH   None None None None Yes  
Nebraska EMSH   None None None None Yes  
Nevada EMSH   ES MS ES MS None None Yes  
New Hampshire EMSH   None ES MS None None Yes  
         
New Jersey EMSH   ES MS None None Yes  
New Mexico EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS ES MS MS Yes  
New York EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS HS MS HS Yes  
North Carolina EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS HS Yes  
North Dakota EMSH   HS ES MS ES MS MS Yes  
         
Ohio EMSH   ES ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS No  
Oklahoma EMSH   ES MS ES MS HS ES MS HS HS Yes  
Oregon EMSH   ES ES MS None None Yes  
Pennsylvania EMSH   None None None None Yes  
Rhode Island EMSH   None ES MS None None No  
         
South Carolina EMSH   ES ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
South Dakota EMSH   None ES MS HS ES MS HS MS HS Yes  
Tennessee EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS ES MS HS MS No  
Texas EMSH   None ES MS HS MS HS HS Yes  
Utah EMSH   HS ES MS HS MS HS MS HS Yes  
         
Vermont EMSH   None ES MS None None Yes  
Virginia EMSH   ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS ES MS HS Yes  
Washington EMSH   ES ES MS None None Yes  
West Virginia EMSH   ES HS ES MS HS ES MS HS HS Yes  
Wisconsin EMSH   None None None None No  
Wyoming EMSH   MS None None None Yes  
1 The core subjects are: E:English/language arts, M:mathematics, S:science, and H:history/social studies.
2 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column.
3 Iowa has state-developed standards for English/language arts, mathematics and science that have been adopted voluntarily by individual school districts. The state receives credit for these standards because 100 percent of school districts have voluntarily chosen to use the state-developed standards.
NOTE: ES: elementary school, MS: middle school, HS: high school.
SOURCE: Quality Counts 2008: Tapping into Teaching, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2008. Data Source