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Using science standards as an example, most state curricular guidelines differ from one another, sometimes substantially, as these links show.
And every so often national groups produce recommended science standards for the next generation.
Arizona Academic Standards
This is the link for the Arizona Department of Education academic standards.
You can find similar links for your state and subject by searching Google for "[your state] [subject] education guidelines".
Evolution in State Science Education Standards
As this Education Week article points out, "standards" vary widely between states. Page 7 of this article shows how different states address this controversial subject.
The results are surprising in that the states with the "lowest" scores are not the ones you would expect.
Department of Energy Education (California)
Correlating standards from a state educational agency with its complement in other government entities, such as Energy, naturally expand the available resources.
Courtesy of this archived site from the California Department of Energy, we learn that 1 BTU = 1 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, for instance.
California Curriculum Frameworks
Curriculum frameworks provide guidance for implementing the standards adopted by the California State Board of Education. It provides links to downloads of all curriculum frameworks.
This page also shows how hard it is to keep frameworks current, even for an organization like the State of California.
Particularly, if you serve as curriculum specialist, it would be helpful to students in this era of mobile families to peruse comparisons among states so that the best mix is designed.
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