CCSS

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
The Common Core State Standards provide a clear understanding of what students should know and be able to do with regard to literacy and numeracy. The CCSS have been adopted formally by 45 states and three territories providing a consistent set of standards across the country. The Common Core State Standards were adopted by Connecticut on July 7, 2010. The CT State Department of Education published a crosswalk that aligns the current Connecticut Frameworks with the CCSS to assist Connecticut districts as they revise their curriculum guides to align with these "national standards". Click on the links below to find resources related to the CCSS:

Common Core Standards Initiative
Below are links related to the Common Core Standards that have been adopted by Connecticut:
 * **Common Core State Standards Initiative:** []
 * **Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts:** []
 * **Common Core Standards for Mathematics:** []

Press & Articles About Common Core Standards

 * **Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States':** [] (NOTE: CT scored a D in this ranking in both English/LA and Math)
 * **Press Release re. CT Adopts Standards from Commissioner McQuillan on 7/7/10:** [[file:cwpsummerinstitute2010/Board adopts standards.pdf|Board adopts standards.pdf]]

CSDE Resources

 * ** CSDE Crosswalks and Curriculum Resources: **
 * //**English/Language Arts:**// http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2710&q=322592#ela
 * //**Mathematics:**// http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2710&q=322592#mathematics2

Assessment Aligned with CCSS

 * **SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium** - To learn about this national assessment consortium that is aligning assessment to the Common Core National Standards, go to: []