Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards

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K–12 academic standards state education policy

The Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards are the state’s K–12 academic benchmarks, aligned with Common Core, that define the knowledge and skills students should master to be prepared for college and the workforce.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards canonical	4
MCCSSS	1
Maryland State Curriculum	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572638 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
Context triple: [Prince George’s County Public Schools, followsCurriculumStandard, Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards]

A. New Jersey Student Learning Standards
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards are the statewide academic benchmarks that outline what students in New Jersey public schools should know and be able to do in each subject and grade level.
B. Missouri Learning Standards
Missouri Learning Standards are the state-defined academic benchmarks that outline what students in Missouri public schools should know and be able to do at each grade level across core subject areas.
C. Maryland State Department of Education
The Maryland State Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and programs across Maryland.
D. Maryland State Board of Education
The Maryland State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide education policy and standards for public schools in Maryland.
E. Virginia Standards of Learning
The Virginia Standards of Learning are the statewide K–12 academic standards that define what students in Virginia public schools are expected to know and be able to do in core subject areas at each grade level.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
Target entity description: The Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards are the state’s K–12 academic benchmarks, aligned with Common Core, that define the knowledge and skills students should master to be prepared for college and the workforce.

A. New Jersey Student Learning Standards
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards are the statewide academic benchmarks that outline what students in New Jersey public schools should know and be able to do in each subject and grade level.
B. Missouri Learning Standards
Missouri Learning Standards are the state-defined academic benchmarks that outline what students in Missouri public schools should know and be able to do at each grade level across core subject areas.
C. Maryland State Department of Education
The Maryland State Department of Education is the state agency responsible for overseeing public education, setting academic standards, and administering education policies and programs across Maryland.
D. Maryland State Board of Education
The Maryland State Board of Education is the governing body that sets statewide education policy and standards for public schools in Maryland.
E. Virginia Standards of Learning
The Virginia Standards of Learning are the statewide K–12 academic standards that define what students in Virginia public schools are expected to know and be able to do in core subject areas at each grade level.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	K–12 academic standards ⓘ state education policy ⓘ
alignedWith	Common Core State Standards ⓘ linked to: Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
appliesTo	Maryland K–12 students ⓘ public schools in Maryland ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maryland ⓘ linked to: Maryland
basedOn	Common Core State Standards ⓘ linked to: Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversSubject	English language arts ⓘ literacy in history/social studies ⓘ literacy in science and technical subjects ⓘ mathematics ⓘ
defines	grade-level expectations for student learning ⓘ what students should know and be able to do at each grade ⓘ
educationLevel	K–12 ⓘ
emphasizes	college and career readiness benchmarks ⓘ literacy across content areas ⓘ rigorous content and application of knowledge ⓘ
focus	analytical writing ⓘ career readiness ⓘ college readiness ⓘ critical thinking skills ⓘ mathematical reasoning ⓘ problem-solving skills ⓘ
governingBody	Maryland State Board of Education ⓘ
hasGoal	ensure Maryland graduates are prepared for entry-level careers ⓘ ensure Maryland graduates are prepared for entry-level college coursework ⓘ provide consistent learning goals across Maryland schools ⓘ raise academic expectations for all students ⓘ
implementedBy	Maryland State Department of Education ⓘ
isPartOf	Maryland’s education reform initiatives ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
policyArea	K–12 education ⓘ academic accountability ⓘ
purpose	align K–12 expectations with postsecondary demands ⓘ define academic benchmarks for Maryland students ⓘ prepare students for careers ⓘ prepare students for college ⓘ
stakeholder	Maryland employers ⓘ Maryland higher education institutions ⓘ Maryland parents ⓘ Maryland school districts ⓘ linked to: Prince George’s County Public Schools Maryland students ⓘ Maryland teachers ⓘ
typeOfAssessmentAlignment	statewide standardized assessments ⓘ
usedFor	curriculum development in Maryland ⓘ design of state assessments in Maryland ⓘ instructional planning by Maryland educators ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince George’s County Public Schools → followsCurriculumStandard → Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards ⓘ

Camp Johnson → abbreviation → MCCSSS ⓘ

linked to: Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards

Baltimore City Public Schools → followsCurriculumStandard → Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards ⓘ

Baltimore County Public Schools → followsCurriculum → Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards ⓘ

Maryland teachers → follows → Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards ⓘ

Talbot County Public Schools → followsCurriculum → Maryland State Curriculum ⓘ