Her daughter’s worksheet, which came from the New York Department of Education’s EngageNY lesson plan website and was emblazoned with “NY’s Common Core Mathematics Curriculum,” asks students to review ...

It's exactly what critics of the Common Core school curriculum warned about: Partisan political statements masquerading as English lessons finding their way into elementary school classrooms. Teaching ...

Members of the state Board of Regents voted in Albany to replace Common Core learning standards with a new set of standards: "Next Generation Learning Standards." State Education Commissioner ...

Many parents, meanwhile, have had their first encounters with Common Core standards at the kitchen table, where they struggle to make sense of worksheets that ask children to use lines, dots and ...

This fall, millions of 5-year-olds donned backpacks full of school supplies for the first time as they headed off to kindergarten. Depending on where they live, however, these children are having ...

If there’s one thing that unites American parents, it’s an inability to make heads or tails of their kids’ math homework. If you’ve ever scratched your head over a Common Core worksheet, you’ll love ...

Common Core standards do not call for cursive instruction as mandatory part of curriculum At least 41 states do not require public schools to teach cursive reading or writing The standards promote ...

Even though Texas is not part of the national voluntary Common Core education standards, they’re still a hot political topic in the state. Last week, a coalition against the standards held an event in ...

I am at that stage in life when I have more time to watch television and yet loathe nearly every bit of entertainment I see in prime time. Instead, I am watching the presidential debates, hoping for ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- In Kelly Thompson's household, extracurricular activities are history. There's no time for music lessons and after-school sports, no matter how much her two children enjoyed ...