From the ECS State Policy Database Curriculum--Core Curriculum

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Capacity Report H.B. 2261--Section 113, Capacity Section 113 charged the office of the superintendent of public instruction with making biennial determinations of the state educational system's capacity to: provide the capital facilities necessary to support a particular instructional program; the staffing l... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Independent Evaluation of Textbook Alignment with Core Curriculum H.B. 364 Prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party for alignment with the core curriculum; requires that the alignment evaluation be made available on a web site at no ch... More... UT Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Elementary & Secondary School Core Curriculum R277-700 Outlines core curriculum requirements for K-12; increases the state minimum required units of credit for high school graduation in language arts from 3 to 4, and in mathematics and science from 2 to 3 effective for students graduating in the 2010-2011 school y... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Core School Curriculum and Grants S.B. 138 Provides for core curriculum framework for kindergarten through grade six; provides for grants. School districts and charter schools may create core curriculum frameworks to provide high quality curricula in kindergarten through grade six to prepare students ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Curriculum Standards Review, State School Report Card, Pupil Performance Study S.B. 9 Requires review of curriculum standards in certain core academic areas every five instead of three years. Changes date to requires state board to prepare public education performance report card on or before January 1 of each academic year. Eliminates language... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Core Curriculum S.B. 68 Relates to public schools; provides for defining and establishes a core curriculum including identification of basic knowledge skills and competencies; requires local school boards to design school activities and programs to focus and enhance the core curricul... More...