which states are not using common core
All but four states have adopted the complete Common Core Standards. Those four statesâTexas, Virginia, Alaska, and Nebraskaâhave been slow to warm to the uniform, but divisive, national standards for public school testing. Minnesota chose to adopt only the reading standards and declined the math standards.
But many of you might still be stumped by this question: Just how many states have adopted the common core? My colleague Catherine Gewertz and I have just provided you an answer by updating our map of which states have adopted (and are using) the standards. It's been a little hard to keep track recently. And even in states that have officially dropped the common core, it's not clear the standards are truly gone. Indiana replaced the common core last year with standards that are quite similar. South Carolina adopted new standards earlier this year that are also closely aligned with the common core.
Then there's Oklahoma, which dumped the common core overboard and reverted to its prior standards, although it's still working on creating a new set of standards for the 2016-17 academic year. Then there are the states that are reviewing the common core in some capacity, like Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee.