- National Health Education Standards (NHES)Developed by the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards the National Health Education Standards (NHES) focus on eight standards. Benchmarks are provided for grades 2, 5, 8, and 12. Available from the website of the Center for Disease Control's section on Healthy Schools.
Grades: PreK - 12
- National School Library Standards
- Revised by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in 2017 National School Library Standards focus on six Shared Foundations. This website includes many resources to understand and to introduce the Standards to others.
Grades: K - 12
- National School Library Standards
- Revised in 2017 by the American Association of School Librarians the National School Library Standards can be approached from different perspectives (librarians, administrators, educators or parents). This website provides access to the standards as well as videos and infographics to support them.
Grades: PreK - 12
- National Science Education Standards
- The full text of the National Science Education Standards created by the National Research Council are available with registration. The science standards identify what all students should understand and do at different grade levels, as well as exemplary science teaching, assessment, science curriculum and student resources.
Grades: K - 12
- National Standards for Civics and Government
- Full text of the National Standards for Civics and Government developed by the Center for Civic Education. The standards are divided by broad grade levels: K-4, 5-8 and 9-12.
Grades: K - 12
- National Standards for History
- Developed in 1996 by the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles under the guidance of the National Council for History Standards, the National Standards for History for grades 5-12 are divided into three strands. Standards for K-4 are also available through this website, as well as an alignment to the Common Core Standards.
Grades: K - 12
- NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
- Developed jointly by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the International Reading Association (IRA) these standards complement other standards for the English Language Arts.
Grades: K - 12
New Jersey Educator Resource Exchange
The New Jersey Educator Resource Exchange was developed in order to promote the sharing of resources amongst educators and instructional staff all throughout New Jersey
Grades: K - 12
- New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS)
- Link to the current (2014) version of the NJ Student Learning Standards(NJSLS). This includes links to the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as the Next Generation Science Standards.
Grades: K - 12
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Released in Spring 2013 the Next Generation Science Standards were developed by the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve. NJ participated in the development of these standards. These standards were adopted by New Jersey in July 2014.
Grades: K - 12
- Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
- Developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics were developed in 2000. If not a member of NCTM you may sign up for free online access for 120 days. A print copy of this document is also available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library.
Grades: PreK - 12
- Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Executive Summary
- Link to the Executive Summary of Standards for Foreign Language Learning developed in 1996 by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The third edition of these standards published in 2006 are available only in print.
Grades: K - 12
- U.S. National Geography Standards
- Originally published in 1994 the U.S. National Geography standards are available through the Xpeditions section of the National Geographic website. Lesson plans, teaching activities and an Interactive Learning Museum are available to help teachers teach to the standards.
Grades: K - 12
- Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics
- The 2nd edition of the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics is available as a pdf from this website. Published in 2010 by the Council for Economic Education, the 20 economics content standards include the most important and enduring ideas, concepts, and issues in economics. Links to online lessons are available.
Grades: K - 12
