There is little question in my mind that national standards will be a blessing. The crazy quilt of district and state standards will become more rational, student mobility will stop causing needless ...

A large majority of middle school math teachers say the common core is more rigorous than their state’s prior mathematics standards. At the same time, most teachers reported receiving fewer than 20 ...

When states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards, they were told (among other things) that these standards would make all high-school students “college- and-career ready” and strengthen the ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

Four out of every 10 or so people say they hated math in school. They didn't like fractions, they've told pollsters - or formulas, polynomials or even pi. Solving for x was as bad if not worse than a ...

Although the State Board of Education adopted new Common Core standards in math and English language arts nearly seven years ago, some school districts are still in the process of implementing them.

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. When the “math ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Revisions to statewide standards for teaching health education and mathematics in South Dakota’s public schools received their first public hearing on Wednesday. The ...