Standards

Following are some of the benchmarks our programs aim to achieve taken from NJ State and national standards in Science, Math, ELA and History/Social Studies. These standards promote the skills and concepts required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines.

NJ State Standards

The Emergence of Modern America: Progressive Reforms

Progressive reform movements promoted government efforts to address problems created by rapid industrialization, immigration, and unfair treatment of women, children and minority groups.

6.1.12.D.11.c.

Explain why women, […and other minority groups] often expressed a strong sense of nationalism despite the discrimination they experienced in the military and workforce.

6.1.12.D.13.f.

Relate the changing role of women in the labor force to changes in family structure.

Common Core National Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1.

Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy in Social Studies.RH.6-8.1.

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.