States Adopting Common Core Standards

With all the news about the Common Core States Standards, sometimes it is hard to figure out what is happening in the state that you teach in. The chart below shows the adoption of the Common Core Standards by State.

States highlighted in green have adopted the Common Core Standards in full. While those in blue for English Language subjects only.

Still need a little more clarity? Here is a breakdown of states that have adopted, partially adopted, repealed, are still under review and non members of the Common Core Standards.

States that have formally adopted the Common Core State Standards:

Alabama: Although the state school board to rescind the states adoption, their state standards are still in line with the Common Core State Standards

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas: Attempted to defund Common Core in May of 2013. The legislation passed the state Senate but could not pass in the State House.

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Montana

New Hampshire

New Mexico

New York: New York’s plan to fully adopt Common Core does not go into effect until 2020

North Dakota

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

States that Partially Adopted the Common Core State Initiative:

Minnesota: Adopted the English standards only. They rejected the common core math standards

States are are non-members of the Common Core State Standards:

Alaska,

Florida

Nevada

Texas

Virginia

States that have repealed the Common Core State Standards:

Arizona: The Arizona State School Board repealed Common Core on October 26, 2015.

Indiana: Formally withdrew from the Common Core State Initiative in March of 2014, although they have retained many of the standards.

Oklahoma: Legislation passed ending Common Core in June of 2017

South Carolina: A bill was passed to repeal the Common Core Standards before the 2015-2016 school year

States where the Common Core State Standards is still under review:

Missouri

North Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

Okay, now that you know what is going on in your state, save yourself some time crafting a common core lesson plan by grabbing a free printable lesson plan template