Common Core State Standards

Read an Open Letter to NCTE Members about the
Release of the September Public Draft of the
Common Core State Standards
from NCTE President Kylene Beers, September 21, 2009

Review NCTE's Response
  to Standards Draft

"A Report of the NCTE Review Team on the July 2009 Draft of the Common Core English Language Arts State Standards"

See the Common Core
  State Standards

First Official Public Draft of the College- and Career-Readiness Standards, released September 21, 2009, by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).  Members of the standards development work group and feedback group were made public in July.
 

Note NCTE's Policies

The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies

NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment

NCTE Principles of Professional Development

NCTE./IRA Standards for the English Language Arts

Reference Previous Open Letters

See the August 17, 2009, open letter from NCTE President Kylene Beers that updates NCTE members on the Common Core State Standards and NCTE

See the July 28, 2009, Open Letter to NCTE Members about the Common Core State Standards from NCTE President Kylene Beers