Knox County Schools looked like it was doing everything right. The district was using a well-regarded, evidence-based ...

In common-core states, nearly all math and language arts teachers are at least somewhat reliant on materials they’ve developed or selected themselves, according to a new nationally representative ...

For an updated version of this story, see “Review of Math Programs Comes Under Fire.” The first round of a Consumer Reports-style review for instructional materials paints a dismal picture of the ...

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TAKING A BREAK: State Rep. Mark Danish will stop teaching at Benito Middle School while he runs for reelection. COMMON CORE: Three Pasco elementary schools will pilot Pearson Forward K-5, a Common ...

A randomized study in Knox County Schools found that early elementary students made greater literacy gains when tutoring used materials aligned with their core classroom curriculum rather than ...

Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a new set of tougher learning standards in public schools. This new model, called Common Core, was meant to transform how students are taught ...

Since the Common Core national standards were dumped on American schools beginning in 2010, national and state education officials have largely either ignored or belittled parental concerns about the ...