Standardizing Standards in Education

Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. IVVVVVVVVV ν Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT. Standardizing Standards There are lots of opinions about how to improve the American education system. But if you ask teachers (and they should know), they say that teachers need clearer academic standards, and that we need to have consistent standards across the country. These are teachers' answers when asked which changes to current standards would improve academic achievement. Different Standards in Different States Due to rounding, all percentages may not add to 100. GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHAT AN ADVERB IS STATES GRADE STUDENTS LEARN WHO THE PRESIDENT IS ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO NO STANDARD 7TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN 4TH GRADE NO STANDAR 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 5TH GRADE 5TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE What changes to the current education standards would have the strongest impact on improving academic achievement? NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 3RD GRADE KINDERGARTEN NO STANDARD IST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE KINDERGARTEN 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDAD 4TH GRADE 1ST GRADE 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD NO STANDARD 2ND GRADE 5TH GRADE NO STANDARD NO STANDARD KINDERGARTEN VERY STRONG IMPACT STRONG IMPACT MODERATE IMPACT NO IMPACT AT ALL ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE ТЕXAS UTAH 10 24 14 | 13 2ND GRADE 2ND GRADE 22 30 3RD GRADE NG SIANDARD NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE NO STANDARD 5TH GRADE 2ND GRADE NO STANDARD 3RD GRADE 28 31 23 32 40 43 35 36 2ND GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE NOISTANDARD 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE NO STANDARI NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE 3RD GRADE 4TH GRADE Clearer academic The establishment of Tougher academic Fewer academic standards for students consistent standards standards for students standards for students across all states VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING NO STANDARD 1ST GRADE NO STANDARD 4TH GRADE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOD AND KISS ME I'M POLISH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. SOURCE: PRIMARY SOURCES: AMERICA'S TEACHERS ON AMERICA'S SCHOOLS; THE HECHINGER REPORT.