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# Academic Standards

> Reference for Academic Standards in Knowledge Graph: StandardsFramework and StandardsFrameworkItem from CASE Network 2, with cross-state comparison and alignment.

[Dataset last updated June 18, 2026.](#dataset-release-history)

## Overview

The Academic Standards dataset represents the official expectations for student learning across academic subjects and jurisdictions.

|                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| :------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Source**           | [Common Good Learning Tools](https://rosetta.commongoodlt.com/) ↗'s [CASE data](https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/case) ↗ for all 50 U.S. states                                                                                                                                       |
| **Supported grades** | K-12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Includes**         | <ul><li>Math Academic Standards</li><li>English Language Arts (ELA) Academic Standards</li><li>Social Studies Academic Standards</li><li>Science Academic Standards</li><li>Other Standards (i.e., WIDA English Language Development Standards for English language learners)</li></ul> |

## Use cases

| Use case                                                   | Examples                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| :--------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Compare standards across states**                        | <ul><li>Populate a standards menu across all 50 states</li><li>Compare how the same concept is framed or taught in different jurisdictions</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Align instructional content to official learning goals** | <ul><li>Use standards as context to create AI-generated lesson plans</li><li>Integrate standards data with your CMS for easy content tagging</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Power richer analytics**                                 | <ul><li>Aggregate performance or coverage data by standard across all the states you serve</li><li>Reduce maintenance burden on internal standards infrastructure</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Query standards without state-specific naming quirks**   | <ul><li>Query by jurisdiction, subject, and grade without learning each state's domain or cluster labels</li><li>Traverse [standards frameworks](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#standards-frameworks) → [standards groups](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#standards-groups) → individual [academic standards](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#academic-standard) with normalized structure</li></ul> |

## Entities and relationships

The data represents [standards frameworks](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#standards-frameworks), [standards groups](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#standards-groups), and individual [standards](/knowledge-graph/understanding-knowledge-graph/core-concepts#academic-standard) as a tree with the following entities and relationships:

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| **Data model**                                                                         | <Frame><img src="https://mintcdn.com/czi-60a2a443/bb-F2r75Gz83PPsi/images/kg/standards-dataset_data-model-diagram_high-level-v2.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=bb-F2r75Gz83PPsi&q=85&s=63579fc19f128f4553057ae2ccf4f73d" alt="Data model diagram: StandardsFramework and StandardsFrameworkItem entities linked by hasChild" width="920" height="1200" data-path="images/kg/standards-dataset_data-model-diagram_high-level-v2.svg" /></Frame> |
| [**Entities**](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#entities)           | <ul><li>[`StandardsFramework`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframework)<ul><li>Root node for a jurisdiction’s standards (e.g. <em>New York State Mathematics Learning Standards</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframeworkitem) (child node to [`StandardsFramework`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframework))<ul><li>Top-level grouping like a **Domain** or **Cluster** (e.g. <em>Operations and Algebraic Thinking</em> or <em>Number & Operations—Fractions</em>)</li><li>**Standard** within a domain or cluster (e.g. <em>3.NF.A.1</em>)</li></ul></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| [**Relationships**](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#relationships) | <ul><li>[`StandardsFramework`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframework) → [`hasChild`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#haschild) → [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframeworkitem) (e.g. New York Math framework → its top-level domains)</li><li>[`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframeworkitem) → [`hasChild`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#haschild) → [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframeworkitem) (e.g. domain → cluster, or cluster → standard)</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

## Usage details

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| **Requires files from other datasets**   | None                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **References files from other datasets** | None                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **REST API endpoints**                   | <ul><li>[Standards Frameworks](/api-reference/academic-standards/standards-frameworks)</li><li>[Academic Standards](/api-reference/academic-standards/standard-by-id)</li></ul> |

## Dataset release history

| Date               | Changed                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| June 18, 2026      | Standards fixes for Montana Social Studies, New York Math, and Indiana Science; documented WIDA English Language Development Standards. |
| October 30, 2025   | Added Washington, D.C. academic standards.                                                                                              |
| September 23, 2025 | First release from [CASE Network 2](https://casenetwork.1edtech.org/) ↗ for all 50 U.S. states.                                         |

## Roadmap

<Note>
  We incorporated Academic Standards from CASE Network2 into Knowledge Graph in
  May 2025. Since then, some standards may have evolved or been updated by state
  agencies. We will begin adding those updates into Knowledge Graph in May 2026.
</Note>

To confirm the exact version of a standard you're working with in Knowledge Graph, check its `dateModified` field which contains the `lastChangeDateTime` from CASE.

Updates are on the way:

* **Updates across all subjects and states** will begin in May 2026.
* **A process for ongoing updates** will also be added to keep data up to date.

## Related topics

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  <Card title="Academic Standards graph reference" icon="share-nodes" href="/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards">
    Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Academic
    Standards.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tutorial: Tag content to state standards" icon="graduation-cap" href="/knowledge-graph/getting-started/tutorials/tag-content-to-state-standards">
    Query frameworks and standards in a step-by-step tutorial.
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  <Card title="Academic Standards API endpoints" icon="code" href="/api-reference/academic-standards/standard-by-id">
    Query standards by ID, search by statement code, and retrieve related
    content via the REST API.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Standards Frameworks API endpoint" icon="code" href="/api-reference/academic-standards/standards-frameworks">
    Discover available frameworks by jurisdiction, subject, and adoption status.
  </Card>
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