Ah, gym class. For many kids, it injects a 45-minute burst of enjoyable exertion and playful activity into an otherwise dreary school day. But not so fast! All classes must become standardized under ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – Melissa Strouth’s students had to plan a trip. Handed a budget and a series of cost estimates, her Algebra I students at Cleveland Heights High School had to convert currency ...

This is another story in KPCC's ongoing series, Classroom Core, that takes a close look at how the Common Core teaching standards are playing out in schools in Southern California. Four years into ...