There’s a story making the rounds on social media—if you haven’t seen it yet, you will soon—about a funny dad in Ohio who wrote a check to his kid’s school “using Common Core math.” Have a look for ...
Brandy Frakes, an elementary school teacher at the Aspire University Charter School in Modesto, is tackling one of the greatest challenges facing educators: building support among bewildered parents ...
Mackenzie Geiger, left, explains her thinking to Cameron Tormone on a math problem in Dana Snapp's class at Fuquay-Varina Elementary School. Students there have been using Common Core Math for the ...
EdSource is conducting a series of interviews featuring educators’ experiences with the Common Core State Standards. For more information about the Common Core, check out our guide. Jason Zimba, 45, a ...
University of Florida provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Math can’t catch a break. These days, people on both ends of the political spectrum are lining up to deride the ...
You might also remember the photo of a check that went viral not that long ago — a man filled out a check to his son’s school by attempting to write the check amount in ten frames. There have been ...
NEW YORK – Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. His youngest, Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while his ...
A bill in the Alabama Legislature to repeal Common Core seems to have stalled in the House after passing quickly through the Senate last week. It’s doesn’t appear to be dead, but it’s not going ...
This post was originally posted on the Curriculum Matters blog. Earlier this week, Louisiana legislators approved a new set of academic standards to replace the Common Core State Standards, reports my ...