Teachers who reported using at least one textbook aligned to the Common Core State Standards were more likely to report engaging students in key mathematical practices that those who didn’t, according ...

“Phil, you are the teacher today. Tell me how we start solving the problem 2/3 + 1/4?” asked Paul Baker, Jefferson Middle School teacher. “You create three parts,” said fifth-grader Phil Harris as he ...

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.

A new group billing itself as a “Consumer Reports for school materials” will soon begin posting free online reviews of major textbooks and curricula that purport to be aligned to the Common Core State ...

The University of the Pacific and Teachers College of San Joaquin will offer specialized math training to a select number of teachers. The effort is designed to get teachers better equipped to teach ...

Note: this is part 4 of a ten-part series on the Common Core. For part three, see here. Building on my discussion of Common Core aligned materials yesterday, today I want to talk about Common Core ...

Wake County has changed the way it teaches math to focus more on problem-solving skills instead of memorizing formulas, but some parents think the new approach is leaving students frustrated and ...