Education board strips Common Core math in favor of ‘simplified’ standards

Mathematics is a language. It is universal, structured and exact,” Vestal said. “Like any language, it has vocabulary, ...

State Board of Standards moves on from Common Core math

While this method was thought of as a way to better understand the concepts, the Department of Education wasn’t seeing the ...
Education Week

What’s the Purpose of Standards in Education? An Explainer

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 ...
The Hechinger Report

After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Susan Gilkerson, ...
Southeast Missourian

Mo. legislation seeks to toss out Common Core

Senate Bill 514 was corrected from SB 518 below. Officials from the Cape Girardeau School District and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would prefer to see Common Core ...