{"id":5335,"date":"2026-10-28T13:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infobymattcole.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/oklahoma-computer-science-standards-csta-2026-comparison\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:57:49","slug":"oklahoma-computer-science-standards-csta-2026-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infobymattcole.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/oklahoma-computer-science-standards-csta-2026-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Computer Science Standards Compared With CSTA 2026: What Changed From 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oklahoma Computer Science Standards Compared With CSTA 2026: What Changed From 2017<\/h1>\n

CSTA published a revised PK-12 computer science standards document in 2026, with new codes and a reorganized set of concepts. I compared every Oklahoma OAS-CS standard, 225 across Grades 1 through Level 2, with the new edition, then did the same for 297 Texas TEKS points. This post covers what the Oklahoma comparison shows.<\/p>\n

The Headline Number<\/h2>\n

Against the 2017 CSTA standards, 189 of the 225 Oklahoma standards (84%) were a strong match: the same skill at the same grade level. Against the 2026 edition, 52 are (23%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fit with the 2026 edition<\/th>\nOklahoma standards<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Strong match<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partial match<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Match at a different level<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No 2026 equivalent<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

That drop is about the two documents, not about Oklahoma’s standards getting worse. OAS-CS was adopted from the 2017 structure, so the match was close by design. The 2026 edition regroups the concepts and writes narrower standards, so one Oklahoma standard now often sits across two 2026 standards, or partly on one.<\/p>\n

Where the Strong Matches Are<\/h2>\n

Programming and computing systems hold most of them. Of the 52 strong matches, 23 land on the 2026 Programming concept and 14 on Systems. Level 2 has the most strong matches of any course (10 of 27). Grade 4 has the fewest (2 of 22).<\/p>\n

Where the Match Thins Out<\/h2>\n