(1) The content standards shall be used by school districts to develop local curriculum and assessment in all the content areas including: English language arts and literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjects and mathematics and mathematical practices. The K-12 content standards describe what students shall know, understand, and be able to do in these content standards. These K-12 grade-specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectations no later than the end of high school.