Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards, according to Wikipedia, is "s a U.S. education initiative that seeks to bring diverse state curricula into alignment with each other by following the principles of standards-based education reform. The initiative is sponsored by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)."

External resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Governors_Association

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Chief_State_School_Officers