Benchmarks for Individual and Social Learning were released by The Journal of Sustainability Education and The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. This 70 page account is authored by, and represents the current and best thinking of, forty-two scholars and practitioners of the field of Education for Sustainability (EfS). The Benchmarks include the Big Ideas, Thinking Skills, Applied Knowledge, Dispositions, Actions, and Community Connections that define Education for Sustainability.

Standards applicable to all career pathways and all disciplines, created by the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education.