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Arizona

Adoption Status

Adoption Status: Adopted with Modifications
Adoption Date: 06/28/2010

Implementation Status

Implementation Type: Incremental
Implementation Timeline: 2011-12, Kindergarten; 2012-13, Grade 1; 2013-14, All grades

Assessment

Assessment Consortia: State Issued

Arizona Details

Name of Standards: Arizona Academic Standards 2016
Standards Numbering Example: Arizona follows Common Core numbering
Common Core Numbering Example: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1
State Documents: English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Last Reviewed: 10/13/2016
Summary

2016 New state standards, called the Arizona Academic Standards are approved for Math and English Language Arts.  The new standards to be fully implemented in the 2017-18 school year.

Arizona News

State to adopt plan for new US education law (October 13, 2016)

Much Ado About Very Little: Arizona School Standards Get Tweaked (September 19, 2016)

State seeks Yuma input on proposed English, math standards (September 19,2016)

AZ Department of Ed Releases ESSA Draft State Plan for Public Comment (September 9, 2016)

Draft English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards Now Available for Public Review and Comment (August 20, 2016)

Bill would let Arizona ignore presidential orders (January 6, 2016)

Trust, but verify Gov. Ducey’s intentions to rid Arizona of Common Core (June 3, 2015)

State Board of Education to review Common Core standards (April 29, 2015)

Stop fighting Common Core and focus on issues (April 13,2015)

AZ lawmakers vote to keep CCSS for now (March 30, 2015)

Ducey (Gov): Build on Common Core, don’t dump it (March 23, 2015)

Arizona Senate committee passes bill ditching Common Core (March 20, 2015)

Arizona House Committee votes to ditch Common Core Standards (February 19, 2015)

Douglas Wins Arizona Schools Superintendent Race (November 10, 2014) Douglas ran on a single issue–to repeal Common Core State Standards