Here's the thing: The Common Core standards don't specify the use of curricula, textbooks, workbooks or lesson plans — let alone particular math problems. (See #6, below). But in order to teach to the ...

For example, one "viral" math problem piled on interpretations of four different Common Core second-grade math standards: number lines, place values, adding and subtracting up to 1,000, and the ...

The report, released today by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, “ Common Core in the Schools: A First Look at Reading Assignments,” makes the argument that since the implementation of No Child Left ...

It's not just Louis C.K. and Stephen Colbert who are confused about the Common Core. Get the facts here. The Common Core State Standards have vaulted into the national consciousness lately thanks to ...

Re “The UCSD lesson: Math proficiency scandal shows need for standardized tests and folly of dumbing school down” (Nov. 30): Common Core Math was introduced in 2010. As a parent of a high school ...