In math, it’s impossible to distinguish between what students should “know” and what they should be able to “do.” For example, the Common Core math standards say fifth-graders should be ...

But the way math was taught before Common Core was not always the only way. When the so-called "New Math" was introduced in the 1960s it was met with much of the same criticism Common Core is ...

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.

For example, if reading, math, and science scores for each of the 65 nations ... Nowhere is this more apparent than in the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The CCSS reflect an understanding ...