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Content Standards Overview - New vs. Old Standards Structure - Grade Bands

Question: Have the grade bands for each standard stayed the same? Do the grade bands vary with the content area?
Answer: The grade bands for many of the content area have decreased to a single grade. The grade bands are not the same, however, for all content areas, or even within a content area.

Content Area
Old Grade Bands
New Grade Bands
Language Arts Literacy Grades 4, 8 and 12 Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12.
Mathematics Grades 4, 8 and 12

Grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12.
Science Grades 4, 8 and 12

Grades 2, 4, 6 8 and 12 for standards 5.4 - 5.10;
and grades 4, 8 and 12 for standards 5.1 - 5.3.