Part 1 in a four-part series on reading in the Common Core era. The Common Core State Standards are changing what many kids read in school. They're standards, sure — not curriculum. Teachers and ...

Under the Common Core State Standards, Algebra 1 is a much tougher course than what was taught previously in most states, teachers and standards experts say, in part because many of the concepts that ...

“For some, common core is creating common confusion,” said education correspondent Rehema Ellis on a recent NBC News segment. The crux of the news piece was that parents are struggling to help their ...