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Wisconsin · State Department of Education

Wisconsin civics standards,
by framework and code.

4 frameworks are active in Wisconsin — C3 as the state-adopted primary, with CCSS, AP-GOV, Wisconsin Standards layered on top. Together they expose 348 standards.

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WI
348
Total standards
4
Frameworks active
139
Aligned Principle lessons
C3
Most-aligned framework
Frameworks active in Wisconsin

4 frameworks, one map of coverage.

FrameworkAdoptionStandardsPrinciple lessons mapped
C3State Primary
C3 Framework
partial
2020
310
Standards
139100% density
CCSS
Common Core State Standards
adopted
2015
30
Standards
00% density
AP-GOV
AP Government and Politics
adopted
2019
7
Standards
121100% density
Wisconsin Standards
Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies (2018)
adopted
2018
1
Standards
1100% density
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How we connect lessons to these standards

Every lesson we map to a Wisconsin standard clears a 5-criterion alignment rubric. We name the framework body, cite the official source URL, and record reasoning a reviewer can audit.

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