National Standards

National standards documents for math and science education.

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
The electronic version of NCTM's latest standards was released concurrently with the print version in April, 2000. For vignettes and lessons that help to explicate the new standards, see the Illuminations web site, published by NCTM and MCI WorldCom.

Benchmarks for Science Literacy
This is the full text of the Project 2061 Benchmarks, maintained by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

National Science Education Standards
The National Academy Press has the full text of the science standards online. These standards were created by the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences.

National Educational Technology Standards
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), in partnership with a number of organizations and educators across the country, has developed standards defining what technological knowledge and skills students should learn. A national technology standards document for teachers has also been developed.