A year after Rhode Island implemented Common Core across its public school systems, some parents and stakeholders in the debate have raised concerns about the initiative’s efficacy and interference ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:20 GMT — Whether or not you're the parent of a child in school, you have undoubtedly heard about the uproar surrounding the Common Core tests. They are mandatory for every child ...

If early indications are accurate, large numbers of parents are again choosing to opt their kids out of the controversial Common Core state tests. Thursday was the final day of state English language ...

Wisconsin's new Common Core standards for math and English cost the state very little to implement because individual districts are footing the bill, which likely will come to about $25 million. Those ...

In five days, nearly a thousand Indianans and a coalition of 55 organizations signed a letter to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, requesting that he support a bill to reconsider Common Core. Although he ...

Alabama lawmakers are set to take a vote on a bill that supporters say will improve the state’s standing in math achievement in K-12 schools. The bill, called the Alabama Numeracy Act, is sponsored by ...

It's the new way of teaching. But does Common Core math add up? The fears and frustrations behind the curriculum and the extreme measures that some parents are taking. Common Core Controversy, ...

BOISE -- Idaho joined 44 other states in adopting Common Core standards this fall, and those standards are already affecting the way our students are taught. The standards are intended to better ...