Washington State Learning Standards Review

Learning standards define what all students need to know and be able to do at each grade level. As required by state law (RCW 28A.655.070), OSPI develops the state’s learning standards and periodically revises them based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210.

Update to the Learning Standards Review Project: June 2025: Bulletin No. 033-25.

Standards Review Project

OSPI has launched the Washington State Learning Standards Review project to:

  • Establish a process to periodically review the state learning standards, and how those standards are used at a classroom, school, and district level to support student learning. 
  • Refine and prioritize the learning standards with a lens of clarification, integration, and understandability. 
  • Develop wrap-around guidance that clarifies for educators the opportunities within the learning standards for cultural responsiveness, inclusionary practices, universal design, support for multilingual learners, social-emotional learning, cross-content integration, and standards-based assessment practices. 
  • Develop an implementation plan for the following two to five years to help educators learn about and use the new resources and tools. 
  • Updated January 2025 State Learning Standards Review and Revision Cycle Timeline.

English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics

Learning standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are now being reviewed. Please see the updated timeline: January 2025: ELA and Mathematics Revision Cycle. These standards are currently in the Engagement and Revision step and will soon be in the Initial Adoption and Implementation step. 

Financial Education

Learning standards for Financial Education are currently in the in the Engagement and Revision step and will soon be in the Initial Adoption and Implementation step.

World Languages, Health Education, Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies

Washington adopted learning standards for World Languages in 2015, for Health Education and Physical Education in 2016, for Science in 2013, and for Social Studies in 2018. These standards are now in the Review step.

 

Previous Webinar Materials

Updates and materials will be posted as the project progresses.