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Common Core Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the difference between the Common Core standards and curriculum?

Common Core is a set of student learning standards that communicate shared goals and expectations for the knowledge and skills students should acquire at every grade level. Learning standards are different from curriculum or lesson plans. While the Common Core sets high expectations for what students should know, it does not set a lesson plan or tell teachers how to teach.

A curriculum is made up of teaching and learning materials that teachers use to help construct their day-to-day lesson plans. With the Common Core, teachers will still create lesson plans and tailor instruction to meet the needs of individual students in their classrooms.

Who developed the Common Core?
The Common Core was created by states, for states. Hundreds of teachers, education researchers, mathematicians, and other experts across the country collaborated in developing the Common Core.

Will my local schools and teachers still have control over curriculum and local decisions?
Yes, the Common Core is a set of standards that provides a framework for what students should know at each grade level. How those standards are taught is up to Washington’s 295 school districts and more than 2,000 individual schools.

Teachers in each school and district will have the flexibility and control to set the curriculum.

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