The Common Core State Standards are designed to have a transformative effect on teaching and learning in the United States. But, as we all know, the 46 states and the District of Columbia that have ...

But more importantly, Santa Ana's new superintendent says, students will have a better understanding of the subject matter because teachers aren't just "teaching to the test." In Santa Ana classrooms, ...

A letter to the editor “written collectively and in partnership with the Collaborative for Student Success” and signed by a group of former and current state teachers of the year opined that “false ...

"Why aren't you using all the resources?" That was the first question a district coach asked me in my rookie teaching year. She wanted me to use the nearly 60 teacher books that went along with our ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Drew Gilpin Faust about her story in The Atlantic, "Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive." Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly ...

What is the Common Core? To opponents, it's an invasive national curriculum that brainwashes kids — or at least confuses them to the point of tears. To supporters, the Common Core State Standards ...