PA Core Standards
PA Academic Standards
PA English Language Development Standards
Additional Standards
PA Early Childhood Education Standards

English Language Arts
- PA Core- English Language Arts, Grades PreK-5 Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- PA Core- English Language Arts, Grades 6-12 Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Reading and Writing for Other Subjects
Mathematics
- PA Core - Mathematics, Grades PreK-12 Opens up a PDF file in a new tab

Arts and Humanities
- Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Business, Computer and Information Technology
- Academic Standards for Business, Computer and Information Technology Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Career Education and Work
- Academic Standards for Career Education and Work (Sunset as of 6/30/2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Academic Standards for Career Education and Work (Takes effect on July 1, 2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Driver's Education
- Academic Standards for Driver's Education Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Family and Consumer Sciences
- Academic Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences (Sunset as of 6/30/2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Academic Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences (Takes effect on July 1, 2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Health, Safety and Physical Education
- Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Personal Finance
- Academic Standards for Personal Finance 2026 (Takes effect on July 1, 2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy Standards (STEELS)
- STEELS Standards opens in new window
Social Studies
- Civics and Government
  - While the State Board 2002 standards are available at PDE's State Academic Standards, the voluntary standards below are a more recent iteration of the standards and may provide direction when designing and delivering curriculum.
  - Academic Standards for Civics and Government (Primary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Civics and Government (Elementary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Civics and Government (Secondary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Economics
  - Academic Standards for Economics (Takes effect on July 1, 2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - While the State Board 2002 standards are available at PDE's State Academic Standards, the voluntary standards below are a more recent iteration of the standards and may provide direction when designing and delivering curriculum.
  - Academic Standards for Economics (Primary) (Sunset as of 6/30/2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Economics (Elementary) (Sunset as of 6/30/2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Economics (Secondary) (Sunset as of 6/30/2026) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Geography
  - While the State Board 2002 standards are available at PDE's State Academic Standards, the voluntary standards below are a more recent iteration of the standards and may provide direction when designing and delivering curriculum.
  - Academic Standards for Geography (Primary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Geography (Elementary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for Geography (Secondary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- History
  - While the State Board 2002 standards are available at PDE's State Academic Standards, the voluntary standards below are a more recent iteration of the standards and may provide direction when designing and delivering curriculum.
  - Academic Standards for History (Primary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for History (Elementary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
  - Academic Standards for History (Secondary) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
World Languages
- Academic Standards for World Languages Opens up a PDF file in a new tab

Development Standards
- WIDA English Language Development Standards opens in new window
- Board Approved ELD Standards Opens up a PDF file in a new tab

Additional Standards
- K-12 Computer Science Standards Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- American School Counselor Association National Standards for Students (2021) opens in new window

PA Early Childhood Education Standards

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