Common Core contains standards for post-Algebra II concepts like trig functions, vector math, and statistics.
I've been looking for sources, can you point me to where you find these standards?
When we're talking about standards, we're talking about minimums. We're describing a floor, not a ceiling.
I've been looking for statements along those lines from common core, but have found none. Instead the message I have found from common core is a
video which values uniformity. If you have found statements from common core sources which state the standards are a floor, not a ceiling, would you please share them?
Jason Zimba, a lead author of the math standards, also says that it’s up to states to determine how much math students should take to graduate: “Just because the Common Core standards end with Algebra II, that doesn’t mean the high school curriculum is supposed to end there. States still can and still should provide a pathway to calculus for all students who are prepared to succeed on that pathway."
If you look in the standards, you'll see that Algebra I is described as 8th grade math. Traditionally, anyone expecting to take calculus in high school would have to take Algebra I no later than 8th grade.
Beyond 8th grade, everything is simply described as "high school math," and broken down by concepts rather than course descriptions. That leaves the discretion to the curriculum developers and states/school districts over which concepts will be taught in which courses.
