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The 57 jurisdictions

Who decides what gets taught, in every US jurisdiction — and how close each one sits to the Common Core.

Darker = closer to Common Core as written. Click a tile for the full profile.

Federal & territories:ASMPDoDEAGUPRVI
Adopted13Adapted / renamed24Revised into own7Repealed8Never adopted5
JurisdictionTypeStandards bodyCC MathCC ELA
AlabamaStateAlabama State Department of Education (Courses of Study adopted by the Alabama State Board of Education)RepealedRepealed
AlaskaStateAlaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED; standards adopted by the Alaska State Board of Education & Early Development)Never adoptedNever adopted
American SamoaTerritoryAmerican Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE), Division of Curriculum and InstructionAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
ArizonaStateArizona Department of Education (standards adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education)RepealedRepealed
ArkansasStateArkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE; adopted by the Arkansas State Board of Education)Revised into ownRevised into own
CaliforniaStateCalifornia State Board of Education (adopts content standards) / California Department of EducationAdoptedAdopted
ColoradoStateColorado Department of Education (Colorado Academic Standards adopted by the Colorado State Board of Education)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsTerritoryCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (CNMI PSS), Office of Curriculum and Instruction (OCI)AdoptedAdopted
ConnecticutStateConnecticut State Department of Education (standards adopted by the Connecticut State Board of Education)AdoptedAdopted
DelawareStateDelaware Department of EducationAdoptedAdopted
Department of Defense Education ActivityFederal agencyDepartment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
District of ColumbiaFederal districtOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), standards adopted by the DC State Board of Education (SBOE)AdoptedAdopted
FloridaStateFlorida Department of Education (standards adopted by the State Board of Education)RepealedRepealed
GeorgiaStateGeorgia Department of Education (standards adopted by the State Board of Education)Revised into ownRevised into own
GuamTerritoryGuam Department of Education (GDOE); standards adopted by the Guam Education BoardAdoptedAdopted
HawaiiStateHawaiʻi State Department of Education (standards approved by the Hawaiʻi Board of Education)AdoptedAdopted
IdahoStateIdaho State Department of Education (standards approved by the State Board of Education and the Legislature)Revised into ownRevised into own
IllinoisStateIllinois State Board of Education (ISBE)AdoptedAdopted
IndianaStateIndiana Department of Education (standards adopted by the Indiana State Board of Education)RepealedRepealed
IowaStateIowa Department of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
KansasStateKansas State Department of Education (KSDE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
KentuckyStateKentucky Department of EducationRevised into ownRevised into own
LouisianaStateLouisiana Department of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
MaineStateMaine Department of EducationAdoptedAdopted
MarylandStateMaryland State Department of Education (MSDE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
MassachusettsStateMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)Revised into ownRevised into own
MichiganStateMichigan Department of Education (MDE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
MinnesotaStateMinnesota Department of Education (MDE)Never adoptedAdapted / renamed
MississippiStateMississippi Department of Education (MDE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
MissouriStateMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)Revised into ownRevised into own
MontanaStateMontana Office of Public Instruction (OPI)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
NebraskaStateNebraska Department of Education (NDE)Never adoptedNever adopted
NevadaStateNevada Department of Education (NDE)AdoptedAdopted
New HampshireStateNew Hampshire Department of Education / State Board of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
New JerseyStateNew Jersey Department of Education / State Board of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
New MexicoStateNew Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)AdoptedAdapted / renamed
New YorkStateNew York State Education Department (NYSED) / Board of RegentsAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
North CarolinaStateNorth Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) / State Board of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
North DakotaStateNorth Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI)Revised into ownRevised into own
OhioStateOhio Department of Education and Workforce / State Board of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
OklahomaStateOklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)RepealedRepealed
OregonStateOregon Department of Education (ODE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
PennsylvaniaStatePennsylvania Department of Education (standards promulgated by the State Board of Education)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
Puerto RicoTerritoryDepartamento de Educación de Puerto Rico (PRDE) - Secretaría Auxiliar de Servicios Académicos (SASA)Adapted / renamedNever adopted
Rhode IslandStateRhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
South CarolinaStateSouth Carolina Department of Education (SCDE)RepealedRepealed
South DakotaStateSouth Dakota Department of Education / South Dakota Board of Education StandardsRepealedAdapted / renamed
TennesseeStateTennessee Department of Education (standards formally adopted by the Tennessee State Board of Education)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
TexasStateTexas State Board of Education (SBOE), administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA)Never adoptedNever adopted
U.S. Virgin IslandsTerritoryVirgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE), Division of Curriculum & Instruction — standards approved by the Virgin Islands Board of Education (VIBOE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
UtahStateUtah State Board of Education (USBE)Adapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
VermontStateVermont State Board of Education, administered by the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE)AdoptedAdopted
VirginiaStateVirginia Board of Education, administered by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)Never adoptedNever adopted
WashingtonStateWashington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)AdoptedAdopted
West VirginiaStateWest Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), administered by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE)RepealedRepealed
WisconsinStateWisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) / State SuperintendentAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed
WyomingStateWyoming Department of Education (WDE), standards adopted/approved by the Wyoming State Board of EducationAdapted / renamedAdapted / renamed