As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

It’s an understatement to say the “next big thing” in K-12 education is the Common Core State Standards, the result of a state-led initiative to establish common educational standards in mathematics ...

Approximately 4,000 people have officially voiced their support for the Common Core in New York state, according to High Achievement New York. The pro-Common Core Learning Standards coalition released ...

Common Core has become one of the most debated issues in education today. What is it and why are so many people against it? Tap here to watch Anne Shannon's report. Common Core has become one of the ...

Rigorous educational standards like the Common Core can help students stay in school while engaging them, according to education officials. According to a report by Camille A. Farrington of the ...

Members of the state Board of Regents voted in Albany to replace Common Core learning standards with a new set of standards: "Next Generation Learning Standards." State Education Commissioner ...

This is another story in KPCC's ongoing series, Classroom Core, that takes a close look at how the Common Core teaching standards are playing out in schools in Southern California. Amid rows of chairs ...

I took mock exams of New York's math and English language arts yesterday and all I could think was, 'I'm so glad I'm out of high school.' Later, I realized I was being tested on the fifth grade Common ...

After 10 years, Common Core isn’t living up to its promise — even while teachers say it’s changed the classroom experience for the better. Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a ...

Race to the Top allowed Common Core advocates to implement the new standards with astonishing speed. But the fast implementation came with some liabilities. Shortening the natural cycle of policy ...