An analysis of 1,500 classroom assignments given at six urban middle schools last year yielded some disappointing results: Just 4 in 10 assignments were found to meet the Common Core State Standards’ ...

Compare and contrast these two assignments. Both target an 8th grade standard on seeing structure in an expression and being able to represent that expression in different ways. Which do you suppose ...

A teacher's response to a third-grader's math homework has gone viral and left parents debating the Common Core math standards across the country. In the latest national debate over Common Core math ...

An assignment that was sent home today with eighth graders. Yes I've called ask parties I could to discuss. Needless to... Amy's son, who is in the eighth grade, brought home a language arts ...

WESTERLY, R.I. -- Any adult who has tried to help a second-grader with homework has noticed math is not what it used to be. Now schools are unlocking the secrets of Common Core math for mystified ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. When Veera Sinha was a little girl in India, her father asked his kids to solve math puzzles in their ...

Students including Imani Smith, center, work on a Common Core assignment involving chemistry, language and other subjects in February at Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks. The first year-to-year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about education from the inside out. Feb 29, 2016, 11:55pm EST Feb 29, 2016, 11:55pm EST This article is more than 9 years ...

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 ...

Chris Christie was for it before he was against it. So, for that matter, was Mike Huckabee. When the Common Core education standards were introduced in 2009 by the governors and school superintendents ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. Opposition by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to the ...