In math, students work with whole numbers and place value. They group numbers into 10s and 1s, and learn to add and subtract up through 20. They use charts, tables and diagrams to solve problems. In ...

NEW YORK – Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. His youngest, Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while his ...

As states start phasing in Common Core standards in public school classrooms, no Common Core textbooks have been written yet, and new assessments are still being developed. So, teachers are creating ...

What is the Common Core? It is a series of grade-by-grade standards for English/language arts and math — what students should know at high school graduation, at the end of 11th grade, at the end of ...

Kevin Hanlon doesn’t have much time to worry about all the sore feelings surrounding the Common Core learning standards or the poor results many students got on the new state tests. He’s the math ...

A kindergarten teacher in California, spoke with the WSWS about the impact of the Common Core curriculum and testing regime on students and educators. At the first staff meeting in September, our ...