# Teaching Standards: What Is Changing and What Teachers Need to Do

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New state standards, literacy laws, test changes, licensure shakeups, and AI rules, explained in plain language with dates and official sources. Plus free printable worksheets mapped to the standards you actually teach.

  **Check your state.** Teaching standards and education policies change often and vary by state and district. Always confirm dates, requirements, and details with your state department of education or district office. This site is for general information, not professional or legal advice.

## Listen to this guide

A 3-minute narrated walkthrough. Press play to hear it explained.

## New standards and assessments

- [**Science of Reading Laws by State**Which states require phonics-based curriculum, teacher training, and screening, and what each law demands.](/teaching-standards/science-of-reading-laws/)

- [**Washington's New ELA and Math Standards**Adopted 2026, required in classrooms starting 2027-28. What changed, including new data science standards.](/teaching-standards/washington-new-standards/)

- [**California's New Test Score Labels**Standard Exceeded is now Advanced. What the renamed CAASPP levels mean for 2025-26 score reports.](/teaching-standards/california-caaspp-labels/)

- [**New Jersey's New Test (NJSLA-A)**New performance standards and cut scores for 2026, and why results took longer this year.](/teaching-standards/new-jersey-njsla-transition/)

- [**Florida's Proposed Science Standards**Released September 2026 and open for public comment. What changed and why teachers are pushing back.](/teaching-standards/florida-science-standards/)

## Licensure and classroom rules

- [**Teacher Licensure Test Changes**Tennessee is phasing out edTPA, North Carolina dropped Praxis Core, and more 2026 testing changes by state.](/teaching-standards/teacher-licensure-changes/)

- [**AI Rules for Classrooms**New York City banned AI in K-8, Los Angeles set screen time limits. What districts are actually doing about AI in 2026.](/teaching-standards/ai-classroom-policies/)

## Interactive tools

- [**Which Standards Does My State Use?**Pick your state to see its current ELA, math, and science standards with adoption dates.](/which-standards-does-my-state-use/)

- [**Worksheet Generator**Pick a grade and subject to generate a printable worksheet mapped to the standard, with answer key.](/worksheet-generator/)

- [**Printable Worksheets**Ready-made standards-aligned worksheets for reading, math, and science, grades K-5.](/worksheets/)

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