Efforts to repeal the Common Core State Standards and the tests associated with them were big political news this year in education circles, and our list of this blog’s top 10 stories reflects that.

Most of the states that first endorsed the Common Core academic standards are still using them in some form, despite continued debate over whether they are improving student performance in reading and ...

A commission that spent more than a year reviewing the Common Core standards for North Carolina's public school students stunned many people Friday when it didn't recommend scrapping the way math is ...

See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article. Student scores rose on Common Core tests, but focus might remain on number of students who didn't take the test. This year's release of ...

In high school, students use a deeper understanding of mathematics to solve real-world problems. While in elementary and middle school, the math skills children need to know are organized by grade ...

President Barack Obama signed sweeping education reform into law in December that gives states more freedom to develop their own K-12 education standards. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, highlighted this ...

More than 250,000 students across the country have opted out of taking the standardized tests which measure proficiency in math and language arts More than 250,000 students across the country have ...

As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

In a move that surprised the education community and parents alike, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, this month fast-tracked a bill aimed at eliminating the Common Core standards in ...