As states continue to draw lines in the sand about whether or not they have adopted the Common Core State Standards, there’s some evidence the new benchmarks have crept into classrooms in all ...

In high schools across Denver, chemistry teachers are working from a new set of lessons. The topic: “Should the United States say yes or no to nuclear power?” On their way to answering that question, ...

Note to 2016 GOP contenders: The Common Core has won the war. Republican presidential candidates are still bashing the divisive K-12 standards. Donald Trump recently called the Common Core a “complete ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Heather Sparks, Oklahoma’s 2009 Teacher of the Year, teaches eighth grade math. In her classroom at Taft Junior High School, students gather at round tables to mold chunks of play ...

It was one of the most ambitious education efforts in United States history. Did it fail? Or does it just need more time to succeed? By Dana Goldstein The plan was hatched with high hopes and ...