Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Core
State
Standards
Myth: The Common Core is
a curriculum.
Fact: CCSS are a set of benchmarks for
what students should know in each
grade. They are not a curriculum. Tribally controlled, BIE, parochial and public
school districts will continue to develop
their own curriculum, and select textbooks and other instructional materials reflective of their community.
Myths
vs.
Facts
Myth: The Common Core is
a federal mandate.
Fact: Individual states chose to adopt
Common Core standards which are
directly linked to what students need to
be prepared for post-secondary or
career technical education.