Although Common Core State Standards were adopted in Massachusetts in 2010, the topic is still a lightning rod for impassioned critique and opinion. There is even an initiative, “End Common Core MA,” ...
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Model math standards produced by conservative education advocates helped spark a battle in South Dakota that could spread to other states.
The biggest news in math over the past several years has been Common Core standards. While there’s plenty for parents and teachers to learn about Common Core math, there are some elements of math ...
When he began working the Common Core State Standards into his instruction three years ago, New York City middle school mathematics teacher Silvestre Arcos noticed that his English-language-learner ...
EdSource is conducting a series of interviews featuring educators’ experiences with the Common Core State Standards. For more information about the Common Core, check out our guide. Jason Zimba, 45, a ...
An article by Elizabeth Green (CEO of a nonprofit education news organization called Chalkbeat) that recently appeared in the New York Times magazine, attempts to explain why most Americans are bad at ...
Purveyors of the inquiry-based and student-centered math agenda, which has persisted for more than 20 years, argue traditionally taught math has never worked for the vast majority of the nation’s ...
Rick Nath was tired of the emotional turmoil math homework was causing his daughter. She was struggling with a new approach to old subjects, and Nath found there were fewer things he understood and ...
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 ...
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NEW YORK – Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. His youngest, Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while his ...