A Wall Street Journal opinion article drew considerable attention to Common Core (CC) math standards—particularly the sixth-grade standard for fractional division— in early August. In it, math ...

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 ...

The Common Core State Standards’ emphasis on conceptual understanding in math will improve students’ problem-solving skills and ultimately help prepare them for jobs of the future, argues a new report ...

As you may know by now, Indiana is experiencing some education turmoil. My colleague Andrew Ujifusa of State EdWatch described the situation as “a mixture of fierce education policy fights, governance ...

Some say the new Common Core math standards are too easy. Others say they're too hard or too focused on ideas rather than correct answers. Whatever they are, they're in full effect in California ...

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 ...

It's been a familiar scene in Louisiana public schools for more than a decade, that point in fourth grade when students learn how fractions are related to decimals. Judy Milford is teaching the ...

Lynne Munson has served as president and executive director of the non-profit Common Core, Inc. since its founding in 2007. Common Core, Inc. is an advocate for the liberal arts and sciences education ...

Brandy Frakes, an elementary school teacher at the Aspire University Charter School in Modesto, is tackling one of the greatest challenges facing educators: building support among bewildered parents ...

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As she wraps up class, fourth-grade teacher Rosalyn Bailey walks by each table, hovers over each child and points at the math assignment. “What’s two-tenths plus four-tenths?” Bailey asks one of her ...