For publishers, librarians, and educators, the Common Core and its impact on trade books was a key topic of conversation at this year’s Book Expo America. One panel in particular sought to debunk ...

At a panel on Common Core at BookExpo America, a number of booksellers in the audience seemed anxious about how to incorporate the new state standards into their stores. Even so, that put them one ...

The core issue in education this brand new school year revolves around something called the Common Core. It's a prescription for teaching and grading students that's provoked an uncommonly spirited ...

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In the past, public school standards varied state to state. With backing from the federal government, some governors and superintendents collaborated on a national "Common Core." But they define only ...

The Common Core State Standards have vaulted into the national consciousness lately thanks to some high-profile dissenters, like Louis C.K. ("Kids teachers parents are vocally suffering.") and Stephen ...

DANBURY -- Half a dozen teachers from the area are among what has been dubbed the "Connecticut Dream Team" made up of 97 educators selected to receive intensive training in Common Core Standards so ...

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Morgan Polikoff receives funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305C150007 to the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. The ...

Common Core has become a litmus test for Republicans in the presidential race. Republican presidential candidates have disavowed it, promised to repeal “every word” of it, and elevated it to the likes ...