Connecticut · State Department of Education
Connecticut civics standards,
by framework and code.
6 frameworks are active in Connecticut — C3 as the state-adopted primary, with CCSS, NCSS, AP-GOV, Connecticut Elementary, NAMLE layered on top. Together they expose 358 standards.
Qui Transtulit Sustinet
CT
358
Total standards
6
Frameworks active
139
Aligned Principle lessons
C3
Most-aligned framework
Frameworks active in Connecticut
6 frameworks, one map of coverage.
FrameworkAdoptionStandardsPrinciple lessons mapped
C3State Primary
C3 Framework
adopted
2020
310
Standards
139100% density
CCSS
Common Core State Standards
adopted
2015
30
Standards
00% density
NCSS
NCSS
adopted
2020
10
Standards
00% density
AP-GOV
AP Government and Politics
adopted
2019
7
Standards
121100% density
Connecticut Elementary
Connecticut Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Standards (2023, updated 2024)
adopted
2024
1
Standards
1100% density
NAMLE
NAMLE
partial
2021
0
Standards
00% density
Trust
How we connect lessons to these standards
Every lesson we map to a Connecticut standard clears a 5-criterion alignment rubric. We name the framework body, cite the official source URL, and record reasoning a reviewer can audit.