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State Education Reforms (SER)

Table 2.15. State efforts to support district and school implementation of college and career readiness and Common Core State Standards, by state: 2012

State Providing
processes,
protocols and
exemplars1
Approving/certifying
lists of materials
aligned with
standards
Developing
curricular and
supplemental
materials for
voluntary use
by districts and
schools2
Requiring district and
school use of curricular
materials
United States3 46 16 39 5
         
Alabama Yes Yes Yes No
Alaska Yes No Yes No
Arizona Yes No Yes No
Arkansas Yes Yes No No
California Yes Yes Yes No
         
Colorado Yes No Yes No
Connecticut Yes No Yes No
Delaware Yes No Yes Yes
District of Columbia Yes No No No
Florida No Yes No No
         
Georgia Yes Yes Yes No
Hawaii Yes Yes Yes No
Idaho Yes No Yes No
Illinois Yes No Yes No
Indiana No No Yes No
         
Iowa Yes No Yes No
Kansas Yes No No No
Kentucky Yes No Yes Yes
Louisiana Yes Yes Yes No
Maine Yes No Yes No
         
Maryland Yes No Yes No
Massachusetts Yes No Yes No
Michigan Yes No No No
Minnesota Yes No No No
Mississippi Yes Yes Yes No
         
Missouri Yes No Yes No
Montana
Nebraska No No Yes Yes
Nevada Yes No No No
New Hampshire Yes No Yes No
         
New Jersey Yes No Yes No
New Mexico Yes Yes Yes No
New York Yes No Yes No
North Carolina Yes No Yes No
North Dakota Yes No Yes No
         
Ohio Yes No Yes No
Oklahoma Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oregon Yes Yes Yes No
Pennsylvania Yes No Yes No
Rhode Island Yes No Yes No
         
South Carolina Yes No No No
South Dakota Yes No Yes No
Tennessee Yes Yes Yes No
Texas No Yes No No
Utah Yes Yes Yes No
         
Vermont Yes No No No
Virginia Yes Yes Yes Yes
Washington Yes No No No
West Virginia Yes Yes Yes No
Wisconsin Yes No Yes No
Wyoming Yes No Yes No
— Not available. Montana did not respond to the survey.
1 Includes rubrics or tools (e.g., alignment tools) that the state provides, which are often used by district leaders, principals and curriculum directors.
2 Includes materials the state provides for direct use in classrooms, such as model units, lessons, curricular maps, and graphic organizers.
3 National totals reflect the number of "Yes" responses in each column.
SOURCE: Closing the Expectations Gap 2012: 50-State Progress Report on the Alignment of K–12 Policies and Practice with the Demands of College and Careers, Achieve, 2012. Data Source.
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