As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

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 ...

On Monday, the New York State Board of Regents approved a replacement for the common-core learning standards after two years of development, and it seems to be mostly popular with educators and ...

Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a new set of tougher learning standards in public schools. This new model, called Common Core, was meant to transform how students are taught ...

You remember Common Core. First it was going to save the educational universe (and help lift a couple of political careers). Then it was going to turn all our children into gay communists. Then, most ...

For a while now, some anti-Big Government privacy activists have argued that the Common Core learning standards are actually just a front for data collection. But when it comes to student data, Big ...

State Superintendent Paolo Demaria says Ohio's learning standards won;t be Common Core anymore if revisions pass the state school board next month, but will be Ohio's own. (Patrick O'Donnell/The Plain ...

Ohio is making adjustments to what math and English skills it expects students to learn, diverting - a disputed amount - from the multi-state Common Core standards. (Dale Omori/The Plain Dealer) ...

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After 10 years, Common Core isn’t living up to its promise — even while teachers say it’s changed the classroom experience for the better. Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's official: New York state's Common Core is out the door. Members of the state Board of Regents voted Monday in Albany to replace the controversial Common Core learning ...

Common Core. Seems like everybody has an opinion about what it is and what it isn’t. One thing is for sure, though. State Republican Senators want it gone. Like now. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh ...