Minnesota’s Department of Education (MDE) shapes public school curriculum by requiring schools to follow standards defined for eleven content areas. Standards are reviewed on a ten-year rotation.

In 2021, the Social Studies standards are being reviewed and revised for implementation in 2023.

Our Standards Viewer can find and show standards and benchmarks (i.e., lessons) based on grade level, strand, standard, and text of interest found in standards and benchmarks.

See the Viewer’s Help document for some more details.