
Update on Common Core State Standards Adoption Across States
Explore the latest status update on the adoption of Common Core State Standards across states in the U.S., including details on legislative, executive, and judicial actions. Get insights from the National Conference of State Legislatures regarding the standards' adoption and revocation proceedings.
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS A STATUS UPDATE FROM ACROSS THE STATES Milledgeville, Georgia September 24th, 2014 N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
About NCSL Instrumentality of all 50 state and territorial legislatures Bipartisan Provides research, technical assistance and opportunities to exchange ideas Advocates on behalf of legislatures before the federal government NCSL is committed to the success of state legislators and staff. Founded in 1975, we are a respected bipartisan organization providing states support, ideas, connections and a strong voice on Capitol Hill. N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Lee Posey NCSL Staff Liaison to Georgia Federal Education Affairs Specialist lee.posey@ncsl.org N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Overview Description of Who s Responsible for What re Common Core Review of Common Core Adoption States Status of Common Core Executive Action Judicial Action Legislative Action N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Federal State Local Legislative (City / County Councils) Legislative 50 million students Executive Legislative (Article I) Executive (Mayors / County Commissioners) 3.5 million educators State Boards of Education Executive (Article II) Local Boards of Education US Dept of Ed 98,328 Local Public Schools State Education Agencies Local Education Agencies Judiciary (Article III) Judiciary Judiciary N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislative CCSS Adoption Nationwide MA RI AS CT GU NJ MP DE MD DC 1st state to adopt in Feb. 2010 Adopted in 2010 PR Adopted in 2011 VI Adopted in 2012 Standards not adopted Judicial action Revoked/Formal revocation proceedings underway N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
CCSS Adoption Nationwide MA RI AS CT GU NJ MP DE MD DC 1st state to adopt in Feb. 2010 Rebranded Adopted in 2010 PR Adopted in 2011 Executive Action VI Adopted in 2012 Standards not adopted Judicial action Revoked/Formal revocation proceedings underway N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
CCSS Adoption Nationwide MA RI AS CT GU NJ MP DE MD DC Legislative action on future standards PR Executive Action VI Judicial action Revoked/Formal revocation proceedings underway N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislative Number of Common Core Bills Introduced by Month/Year 200 180 2012 (117 bills) 150 2013 (293 bills) 131 2014 (344 bills) 108 100 75 71 55 50 38 37 11 0 N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislative 20 Standards Implem- entation 175 Bills Enacted 36 Enacted 176 Bills College- & Career- Readiness Legislation Redress All Other Capacity Enchance- ment 35 Bills 8 Enacted Redress Halt, Delay or Revoke 77 Bills 10 Enacted N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
23 Legislative Enacted 94 Bills Account- ability Systems Alternative education Data quality and privacy Resource realignment Assess- ments Other Imple- mentation Legislation 131 Bills 17 Bills 3 Enacted 13 Bills 2 Higher Educ- ation Curriculum/ Instruction- al Materials Enacted 13 Enacted Educ- ators 49 Bills 29 45 Bills Enacted N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4 12 Enacted
1 Enacted 10 Bills Legislative 4 Enacted 48 Bills 30 Bills LEA Opt- Out 9 Amends APA Enacted Other 2 Enacted 29 Bills Consor- tium With- drawal Redress Legis- lation Delays Implem- entation 37 Bills 5 Enacted Revokes Adopt- ion 1 Enacted Formal Review 40 Bills Pre- cludes Spend- ing 48 Bills 2 Enacted N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4 11 Bills 7 Enacted
Legislative Legislation to limit, delay or revoke implementation of Common Core MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC Enacted Passed 1st Committee Introduced No limiting legislation introduced Legislature not in session N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislation enacted to replace Common Core State Standards with in-state developed standards YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislation requires newly developed standards to by college- & career readiness standards YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislation amends how future academic standards are adopted and/or by whom YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislation allows legislature to approve and/or modify new standards YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Legislation allows Common Core to be implemented in the interim YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
States who did not have its ESEA flexibility renewed by US Dept. of Ed. YES NO N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Consortia Participation Summer 2011 MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC PARCC governing state PARCC participating state Smarter Balanced governing state Smarter Balanced advising state Consortium fiscal agent State advising/participating in both consortia N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Consortia Participation Summer 2014 MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC PARCC governing state PARCC participating state Smarter Balanced governing state Smarter Balanced advising state Consortium fiscal agent State advising/participating in both consortia Exited out of consortium or never participated N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
Daniel G. Thatcher, JD Senior Policy Specialist daniel.thatcher@ncsl.org Direct line: (303) 856-1646 www.CCRSLegislation.info N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
APPENDICES N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
NCSL Position on Common State Standards State legislators support voluntary state standards initiatives so long as they: Remain voluntary State-led and State administered Fed. gov t doesn t overstep its role U.S. Dept. of Edu. doesn t condition receipt of fed. $ on state participation in common state efforts SOURCE: www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/task-forces/policies-education.aspx N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4
NCSL Position on Common State Standards Causes for concern: U.S. Dept. of Ed. Race to the Top funds included common standards a criterion for eligibility $350 million in federal ARRA funds to develop the common assessments The federal government has a history of co-opting successful state policy SOURCE: www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/task-forces/policies-education.aspx N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E o f S TA T E L E G I S L A T U R E S | w w w. n c s l . o r g | S E P T E M B E R 2 4T H, 2 0 1 4