Editor's Note: Reporter Michelle Rotuno-Johnson is learning first-hand about how the Common Core educational standards affect math and language arts classes. Check back daily for updates from the ...

In math, students develop an understanding of fractions as numbers. They learn the concepts behind multiplication and division and apply problem-solving skills and strategies for multiplying and ...

An in-depth discussion of Common Core standards, how to implement them in the classroom and how to evaluate student performance. Divided up by grade level and subject. An in-depth discussion of Common ...

This article is the second in a series that provides alternate and common-sense interpretations of the Common Core math standards. In the first article, I said Common Core (CC) lends itself to ...

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A draft of the California math curriculum framework went online Wednesday for public comments and suggestions. While weighing in at 1,200 pages, the document is actually a readable grade-by-grade ...

In early September, math teachers from across Kent County, Md., gathered for their first professional learning community meetings of the school year. Kris Hemstetter, a math and English/language arts ...

How would you answer this math problem: 5x3= ____? One third-grade student's answer is reigniting the debate over Common Core standards. The student was asked to use the "repeated addition strategy" ...

After a long and frustrating homework session with his 2nd grade son one day last school year, Jeff Severt dashed off a letter to the teacher. “I have a bachelor of science degree in electrical ...

A bafflingly graded third-grade math quiz caused a firestorm on Reddit last week and has spread across the internet, causing several people to question Common Core math standards and the teacher's ...

NEW YORK – Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. His youngest, Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while his ...