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 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 levels necessary to support an instructional program—both in terms of actual numbers of staff and in terms of experience level and type of staff; higher education system's capacity to prepare the next generation of education and the availability of data and a data system capable of helping the state allocate appropriate resources in a manner consistent with evidence-based practices that are shown to improve student learning. Office of the superintendent is to present this capacity report on a biennial basis beginning December 1, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2261-S.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 2261--Section 113, Capacity Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 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 charge; exempts charter schools from the evaluation requirements. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillamd/hb0364s01.htm Title: H.B. 364 Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/ UT Adopted 09/2006 P-12 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 year. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-700.htm Title: R277-700 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 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 for pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in grades seven through twelve. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0138.pdf Title: S.B. 138 Source: StateNet KS Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 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 requiring Kansas, Inc. to perform a study to be conducted in 1997 evaluating changes in pupil performance attributable to the school accreditation system. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/9.pdf Title: S.B. 9 Source: www.kslegislature.org UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 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 curriculum; provides for an annual report. Title: S.B. 68 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet