Common Core is the first major reform initiative to deal with the front end of education -- the substance of what actually is being taught in the classroom, instead of focusing solely on student ...

States and school districts are struggling to navigate the flood of new materials claiming to be Common Core-aligned. The Common Core Curriculum Void Right now, America's schools are in a sprint.

We often talk about the “core curriculum” as the center of our education system, the most essential content for students to master in order to be prepared for their futures. For most, it includes ...

Right now, America's schools are in a sprint. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards. That means new learning benchmarks for the vast majority of ...

For almost the past four decades, academic standards have been a defining focus of efforts to improve student achievement. The movement for high academic standards—determinations of what students ...

This fall, Charles County Public Schools will implement the new national curriculum: Common Core. Increasing controversy and public scrutiny surround Common Core as parents and educators are ...

Just give all the chalk to me, and don't let anyone else touch the board. While the Comon Core is a shredded shadow of its ambitious former self, the standards movement that birthed it is still out ...