If a graph is a straight line with a positive slope AND goes through the point (0, 0), then the relationship is direct. Definition: A quantity y is directly proportional to a quantity x if y = kx for some k > 0. Often just the term proportional is used to mean directly proportional.
In January 2011, the NYS Board of Regents adopted the NYS P-12 CCLS, which include the Common Core State Standards and a small amount of additional standards uniquely added by New YorkState. The New York State P-12 CCLS were implemented in New York State schools at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative in the United States that details what Kâ12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade.he Common Core initiative only specifies what students should know at each grade level and describes the skills that they must acquire in order to achieve college or career readiness. Individual school districts are responsible for choosing curricula based on the standards.