Do you remember the days when 5+5=10? For parents who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, it was that simple. But now, as many of us help our kids with their homework using the new Common Core math ...

After a long and frustrating homework session with his 2nd grade son one day last school year, Jeff Severt dashed off a letter to the teacher. “I have a bachelor of science degree in electrical ...

Sean Nank is a math expert who is helping teachers to implement the Common Core standards. He’s a professor at the American College of Education, created in 2005 to provide online graduate programs ...

In early September, math teachers from across Kent County, Md., gathered for their first professional learning community meetings of the school year. Kris Hemstetter, a math and English/language arts ...

Is Common Core math another bad idea, like New Math fiasco? Re: “A common frustration: Parents, forget what you know about math — Common Core is ‘absolutely insane’,” (Page A1, June 17): This article ...

Fifth-grade math teacher Wei Zhang moves her hands in small circles with her palms up, coaxing her students to think about the math problem on the board. “This way makes it easier to certain people,” ...

What is the Common Core? To opponents, it's an invasive national curriculum that brainwashes kids — or at least confuses them to the point of tears. To supporters, the Common Core State Standards ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year's curriculum, citing references to critical race ...

On Sunday, Gov. Abbott debated former Education Secretary William Bennett on the Common Core standards on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. ABBOTT: Chris, I have got to strenuously disagree with ...

“A royal mess.” This is how California middle-school math teacher Barry Garelick describes math education today, especially under the Common Core national standards. In his book, Math Education in the ...