Table 1.8. Alignment of state high school standards, graduation requirements, and assessment systems with Common Core State Standards/College- and Career-Ready Standards, by state: 2014

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State	State has a policy in place to

State	Align high school standards with the expectations of college and career	Align high school courses/content with college- and career- ready standards	Develop college- and career-ready assessment systems¹
United States²	51	24	36

Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	Yes	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	No	Yes

Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	No	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	No
Florida	Yes	No	No

Georgia	Yes	Yes	No
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	Yes	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	No

Iowa	Yes	No	No
Kansas	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes

Maryland	Yes	No	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	Yes

Missouri	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No
Nevada	Yes	No	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	No	Yes

New Jersey	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes	No	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	No	Yes

Ohio	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No
Oregon	Yes	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	No	Yes
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	No	No
Utah	Yes	Yes	Yes

Vermont	Yes	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	No	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	No	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	No	Yes
¹ These assessments are either aligned to state standards, or are used for college admissions. ² National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Achieve, Closing the Expectations Gap: 2014 Annual Report on the Alignment of State K-12 Policies and Practice with the Demands of College and Careers, retrieved March 4, 2015 from http://achieve.org/files/2014ClosingtheExpectationsGapReport.pdf. Data Source

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