The Hour

Years into Common Core, teachers lament lack of materials

The learning standards were new. The textbooks were not. So curriculum director Tammy Baumann and her team took the books apart, literally. Then they rearranged lessons, filled in holes with outside ...
Yahoo

Columbia mayor: Charter school operator tries to sidestep ban on Common Core | Opinion

I agreed with my now colleague Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt when, as a state representative in 2015, she co-sponsored legislation to repeal the Common Core academic standards in Tennessee. Later, I ...
Post and Courier

Teachers report lack in supplies after years into Common Core

The learning standards were new. The textbooks were not. So curriculum director Tammy Baumann and her team took the books apart, literally. Then they rearranged lessons, filled in holes with outside ...
EdSource

Textbooks: Do we know which ones are effective?

Wouldn’t it be nice if all teachers had verifiably excellent instructional materials at their disposal and if every school and school district had a reliable guide as to which instructional materials ...
Tennessean

Columbia mayor: Charter school operator tries to sidestep ban on Common Core | Opinion

Chaz Molder serves as the mayor of Columbia, Tennessee, and his three children attend Maury County Public Schools. I agreed with my now colleague Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt when, as a state ...