Sean Nank is a math expert who is helping teachers to implement the Common Core standards. He’s a professor at the American College of Education, created in 2005 to provide online graduate programs ...

State-mandated tests must by state law be based on a state’s official standards. That is why the tests currently given in the Bay State (aka MCAS 2.0) are aligned to Common Core. MCAS 2.0 tests are ...

For five years, a San Francisco foundation funded, and a research organization closely monitored, a collaboration by 10 California districts to raise achievement under the Common Core math standards.

The widespread pledge by states to adopt “common core” academic standards could allow online education to truly break down state boundaries for teachers and students for the first time, and reduce the ...

For an updated version of this story, see “Review of Math Programs Comes Under Fire.” The first round of a Consumer Reports-style review for instructional materials paints a dismal picture of the ...

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This story was produced by the Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about the Common Core. SAN ANTONIO—Karen Demore ...