Here's the thing: The Common Core standards don't specify the use of curricula, textbooks, workbooks or lesson plans — let alone particular math problems. (See #6, below). But in order to teach to the ...

So, what is this initiative, called Common Core, all about? The Common Core State Standards is a states-led effort to set grade-level benchmarks, or standards, in math and reading that will be ...

I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials? ” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...

So often do avid boosters such as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush extol the national standards for K-12 education as “rigorous,” it would be easy to conclude the ...