In math, it’s impossible to distinguish between what students should “know” and what they should be able to “do.” For example, the Common Core math standards say fifth-graders should be ...

Remember the days when working a math problem resulted in a right or wrong answer, and parents had a basic grasp of how to help their children with math homework? Those days predated the Common ...

But the way math was taught before Common Core was not always the only way. When the so-called "New Math" was introduced in the 1960s it was met with much of the same criticism Common Core is ...

Forty-one states, including California, have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts. The standards describe the knowledge and skills that students should master by ...

For example, if reading, math, and science scores for each of the 65 nations ... Nowhere is this more apparent than in the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CCSS reflect an understanding ...