Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remember the days when working a math problem resulted in a right or wrong answer, and parents had a basic grasp of how to help ...

The following are three examples of calculation strategies students might discover on their own if they were taught standard algorithms first and allowed to master them before moving on. The ...

Brandy Frakes, an elementary school teacher at the Aspire University Charter School in Modesto, is tackling one of the greatest challenges facing educators: building support among bewildered parents ...

EdSource is conducting a series of interviews featuring educators’ experiences with the Common Core State Standards. For more information about the Common Core, check out our guide. Jason Zimba, 45, a ...

Recently, Nebraska—one of the four states that never adopted the Common Core State Standards—settled on a new set of K-12 math standards. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a few states, including ...

One of the few things that unites Americans across the political spectrum in this age of partisan polarization is disdain for modern math instruction. From the far left to the far right, you can find ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has proven its staying ...

The following are three examples of calculation strategies students might discover on their own if they were taught standard algorithms first and allowed to master them before moving on. Common Core ...

There’s a Facebook meme making the rounds that features a grossly-distorted photo of a car. The wheels, the bumper, the windshield are all in the wrong place. “First car built using Common Core math,” ...

Three school math problems have thousands of people on Facebook and Reddit talking. The reason? Even though the students' answers appear to be totally correct, they were still marked wrong. Here's one ...

Elementary and middle school math teachers have mixed feelings on the Common Core State Standards, saying both that they set unrealistic expectations and will have long-term benefits, according to the ...