The one thing they are all doing is working toward meeting the 1st grade Common Core standards. Students actively develop a sense of inquiry as they use language to learn about their world.

The Common Core State Standards' emphasis on conceptual understanding in math will improve students' problem-solving skills and ultimately help prepare them for jobs of the future, argues a new ...

They drop essential math content such as converting fractions to decimals, and they delay algebra until high school, whereas high-achieving countries and states expect students to do algebra in grade ...

Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has proven its ...

Some say the new Common Core math standards are too easy. Others say they're too hard or too focused on ideas rather than correct answers.

Common Core, a national set of education standards, pushes students to understand math on a deeper level, digging into the reasoning behind an equation. Proponents say it will increase the rigor ...

Kelly Watts, a first-grade teacher at Greenland Pines Elementary, said that when her students sweat over math problems, it shows they're thinking. Struggling teaches perseverance.

The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.

Who created Common Core math? Jason Zimba and the other writers knew the transition would be tough, but they never imagined political battles would threaten the very existence of their dream.

Despite record education spending, the math score slide casts doubt on Common Core’s learning standards and approach to student improvement.

An in-depth discussion of Common Core standards, how to implement them in the classroom and how to evaluate student performance. Divided up by grade level and subject. An in-depth discussion of ...