New York State, along with 50 other states, territories, and the District of Columbia, has joined the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Center for Best Practices (NGA) in the development of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science and survey (Deadline March 30, 2010) are available at: Common Core State Standards http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/toolkit.html Survey http://www.forms2.nysed.gov/emsc/ocis/ccssela.cfm Below are links to more resources available at the UFT
Teacher Center.