The mission
The core function of a school is not instruction — it is curriculum management. Once a person can read, they can teach themselves anything, provided they know what to read, in what order, and how deep to go. Without that map, self-learners consume inaccurate material, stall in the basics, or sprint ahead with invisible gaps.
CurrMana exists to put the map in everyone's hands. Phase one catalogues what every US jurisdiction — all 50 states, DC, DoDEA, and the territories — says a student should know at every grade, and makes those decisions comparable. Phase two does the same for college, from real university syllabi.
How the dataset is built
- Official sources only. Every framework name, adoption status, and grade placement traces to a state education agency document. Secondary sources are used as leads, never as evidence.
- Verified twice.Each jurisdiction's record is researched, then independently re-checked against official sources before entering the dataset. Records that couldn't be pinned to an official document carry a visible low-confidence flag rather than silent certainty.
- Versioned, not scraped live. The dataset is stored and versioned with the site, so comparisons are stable and reproducible — and every correction is a visible change, not a mystery.
Honest limitations
- State standards define what must be taught — districts still choose textbooks, pacing, and sometimes grade placement. Treat grade maps as the state-level default.
- Standards revise on multi-year cycles. Each record notes the framework it describes; if a state has revised since, the dataset may briefly lag.
- Spotted an error? Email hello@currmana.com with a link to the official document and it will be corrected and credited.
Common Core State Standards © 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. NGSS © WestEd on behalf of the lead states. All frameworks remain the property of their respective agencies; CurrMana catalogues and compares them.