Standards and Assessments

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The current hodgepodge of state standards and assessments leaves students and educators without a clear vision of what they should be aiming for and the whole K-12 system without direction.

Standards for what students should know and be able to do vary dramatically from one state to the next, as does the rigor of the assessments that tell us whether students are meeting those standards.

Read this Fact Sheet to find out how Congress can provide support and incentives for states as they transition from current standards and assessments to new, higher college and career-ready standards.