Family Guide to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) IN

Asheville City Schools

What is the “Common Core”?

The Common Core standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate from high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

North Carolina adopted the new Common Core State Standards for K-12 Mathematics and English Language Arts in June 2010, for implementation in fall 2012. The new standards – along with Essential Standards for additional subject areas – will provide stronger, clearer and more consistent goals for what students should learn and master in order to be ready for college, career and life.