Editor's Note: This story was updated after it went to press. WASHINGTON — After five tension-filled years, as Catholic schools and dioceses across the country faced the decision of whether to adopt ...

Newport-Mesa school officials have begun trying to explain how the Common Core State Standards will be implemented beginning in the next school year. It’s no easy job, given that they probably aren’t ...

Two weeks ago, I defended the Common Core -- the new, more analytical way of approaching learning in public schools that's now being rolled out in 46 states, including New York. I think it's worth ...

The enormous problems with Common Core Standards (CCSS) and accompanying tests have been obvious to parents and citizens groups since they first were imposed by states succumbing to federal ...

Common Core. Seems like everybody has an opinion about what it is and what it isn’t. One thing is for sure, though. State Republican Senators want it gone. Like now. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh ...

In another reversal of former Florida Gov. Rick Scott's policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an end to Common Core-type educational standards in the state. DeSantis’ executive order directs Education ...

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 ...

The people who came up with the idea of the Common Core saw reading comprehension as a content-neutral set of skills, leading to massive confusion. The Common Core may be the most misunderstood ...