The Common Core State Standards have vaulted into the national consciousness lately thanks to some high-profile dissenters, like Louis C.K. ("Kids teachers parents are vocally suffering.") and Stephen ...

This is what I know. I know it is about common standards along with common assessments for all kids. I know it will impact student graduation. I know it will impact student grade promotion. I know it ...

Is Common Core Becoming Less Common? Back in 2010, 45 states agreed to adopt a single set of requirements for what K-12 children should know in each grade in math and English. Approximately 80 percent ...

So often do avid boosters such as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush extol the national standards for K-12 education as “rigorous,” it would be easy to conclude the ...

The state Board of Education adopted the Common Core Standards for New Hampshire two years ago. Last week, Manchester school board members postponed a committee meeting at which Common Core would be ...

The Common Core state standards initiative is a states-led effort to provide curriculum standards that are consistent throughout the country, beginning with English and math. The aim is to ensure that ...

The Common Core exams will replace the Measurements of Student Progress held every spring. "There's so much change going on in our systems that we don't ever see what actually worked," he said.