EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two stories explaining Common Core standards and the controversy surrounding them. The second part will be in Monday's edition. Local school districts are working ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply ...

Kenny Felder, a math teacher at Raleigh Charter High School, explains repeating decimals to calculus students in February 2019. Julia Wall News & Observer file photo State education leaders want to ...

For almost the past four decades, academic standards have been a defining focus of efforts to improve student achievement. The movement for high academic standards—determinations of what students ...

I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials? ” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...

JOHNSTOWN – Questions and comments from the public about subjects ranging from kindergarten homework to expanded personal databases punctuated the Greater Johnstown School District’s Common Core ...