Common Core Standards
About the Standards
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers have developed and released a set of Common Core Standards for English Language Arts.
The Standards set requirements not only for English language arts (ELA) but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the Standards specify the literacy skills and understandings required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines.
-From the Common Core Standards website
