You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Common Core math standards are a topic of hot controversy, especially on the right. The Daily ...

Common-core math aims to have students do less memorizing—but it’s being misinterpreted to have students do more, argues Kathy Liu Sun, an assistant professor of math education at Santa Clara ...

The Common Core method has many parents concerned. Complaints range from "it's too focused on understanding the steps instead of getting the right answer" to "it's too complicated, I can't even help ...

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Chances are if you say the two words “Common Core” to a parent they will likely evoke strong opinions, and generally not favorable ones. The academic standards that focused on math and English and ...

Common Core has become a litmus test for Republicans in the presidential race. Republican presidential candidates have disavowed it, promised to repeal “every word” of it, and elevated it to the likes ...