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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.