William G. McCallum accepted an offer about five years ago to lead a team in developing the Common Core State Standards for mathematics. The Sydney, Australia-born mathematics professor, who has ...

There is little question in my mind that national standards will be a blessing. The crazy quilt of district and state standards will become more rational, student mobility will stop causing needless ...

Common Core mathematics is a way to approach teaching so that students develop a mathematical mindset and see math in the world around them. The mathematics standards require that learners build ...

EdSource · California teachers on the picket line amid shrinking school budgets As school districts around California gear up for the next round of testing on Common Core­-aligned assessments, ...

When states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards, they were told (among other things) that these standards would make all high-school students “college- and-career ready” and strengthen the ...

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 ...

Although the State Board of Education adopted new Common Core standards in math and English language arts nearly seven years ago, some school districts are still in the process of implementing them.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Revisions to statewide standards for teaching health education and mathematics in South Dakota’s public schools received their first public hearing on Wednesday. The ...