There used to be one right answer and one way to solve a problem. But that philosophy is changing as school districts across the state transition to Common Core standards. In 2001, President George W.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Learning in Kim Wilson's second grade math class is much different than it used to be. "It's not paper pencil, it's more hands-on, more activities," said Wilson. Student Bethel ...

FLORISSANT • The 40 parents sat in child-sized chairs inside the library of Barrington Elementary School and watched intently as a fourth-grade teacher wrote a problem on the smartboard. Then she ...

Laguna Beach Unified School District Supt. Sherine Smith and other leaders from the district convened at Coffee Break’s kickoff meeting Wednesday to discuss implementation of the newly adopted Common ...

The people who came up with the idea of the Common Core saw reading comprehension as a content-neutral set of skills, leading to massive confusion. The Common Core may be the most misunderstood ...