The state of Kansas, through the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) serves 293 public school districts, 1600 schools, and over 42,800 teachers to provide educational opportunities for over 465,000 public school students. KSDE has developed academic standards and assessments of student performance in mathematics, reading, social studies, science, writing, and English as a second language. The State is currently participation in efforts to adopt high quality, internationally benchmarked common core standards. Additionally, KSDE has standards that specifically address workforce development and career/education preparation.