K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes in Washington
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This page features information about K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and related statutes in Washington.
Background: What is curriculum development?
State or local education officials develop K-12 curriculum for classroom instruction that generally includes lessons and materials used in a particular course of study.[1] Depending on the state, K-12 curriculum may reflect or incorporate state content standards—educational learning and achievement goals that state education officials either require or recommend that local schools satisfy in K-12 instruction.
K-12 curriculum development in public schools varies across the 50 states. State-level entities (such as state boards of education and state education agency leaders) or local entities (such as school districts and local schools) may play a role in the development and approval of K-12 curriculum.
If a state-level entity is tasked with developing a K-12 curriculum, state statutes or regulations may either require or recommend that local schools or districts use the state-developed curriculum in the classroom. Other states allow local schools or districts to develop their own K-12 curriculum.
The following table provides information about K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and related statutes in Washington as of December 2023. The statutes provided may not be comprehensive. The statutory text is provided below the table.
| Washington K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes | |||
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| State | Entity | If state-developed, is curriculum recommended or required for local schools? | Statute or regulation |
| Washington | School district boards of directors | Required | Wash. Rev Code § 28A.150.230 (2022), Wash. Rev Code § 28A.230.010 (2022) |
Wash. Rev Code § 28A.150.230 (2022):
| “ | District school directors' responsibilities.
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Wash. Rev Code § 28A.230.010 (2022)
| “ | Course content requirements—Access to career and technical statewide equivalency courses—Duties of school district boards of directors—Waivers.
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See also
- K-12 areas of instruction required by statute in the states
- K-12 curriculum authority, requirements, and statutes in the states
- K-12 education content standards in the states
- Overview of trends in K-12 curricula development
- Use of the term critical race theory (CRT)
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Glossary of Education Reform, "Curriculum," accessed July 26, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
