Curriculum Alignment with Education Standards

Facing the Future curriculum resources correlate to standards in all fifty U.S. states, including Common Core Standards for states that have adopted them. Facing the Future curriculum is also aligned to state-specific resources and national standards.

Additional State-Specific Resources

Facing the Future curriculum resources are aligned with Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) and can be used to help meet the state's Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA) for Social Studies and the 12th grade Culminating Project graduation requirement.

• Washington Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA) Alignment Chart
• Washington framework for implementing Humans and the Environment CBA

National Standards

Facing the Future curriculum resources are aligned with a number of different national standards including the United States National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Standards, National Science Education Standards (NSES), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE/IRA).