The Maryland State Board of Education by unanimous vote today
adopted the Common Core State Standards in English-language arts
and mathematics for grades K-12. The State Board last month
endorsed the draft, but withheld final approval until after the
final standards document was released on June 2. The Common Core
Standards is a state-led effort coordinated by the National
Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School
Officers. Maryland became involved in the project last June,
when Governor Martin O’Malley and State Superintendent of
Schools Nancy S. Grasmick signed on to the initiative along with
representatives from 48 other states and two territories.
Maryland will now begin a broad-based year-long process to
revise its curriculum to align with the new document. Hundreds
of classroom educators, instructional leaders, administrators,
and higher education representatives will help State officials
review, refine and align the current Maryland State Curriculum
with the Common Core. The new Stat