Common Core

American  

[kom-uhn kawr] / ˈkɒm ən ˈkɔr /

noun

1. a set of academic standards, adopted in most U.S. states, that outlines the learning goals in English and mathematics for students at each grade level, from kindergarten through 12th grade, with the objective of teaching the same educational essentials to all students throughout the country.

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Etymology

Origin of Common Core

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

You'd hear him rant about obscure issues like "Common Core" that only those who were clued into right-wing obsessions were even aware of.

From Salon

In 2010, cursive was dropped from Common Core standards, and children in kindergarten through 12th grade at public schools were no longer required to learn it in school.

From Seattle Times

The FAA separately highlights concern over a critical piece of new avionics on the jet — the Common Core System, a set of shared computing resources critical to the functioning of multiple airplane systems.

From Seattle Times

GE Aviation’s plant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, supplies the CCS, which builds upon the similar common core avionics system it designed for the 787.

From Seattle Times

It goes for supposedly easier things, too, like fractions, a third-grade Common Core standard.

From Washington Post