Common Core Standards

The Common Core standards for math and English Language Arts have led to major changes in how elementary and secondary students are being taught. But some…

This school year, teachers are delving deeper into the Common Core standards and some are learning to blend them with revised national arts standards…

School districts nationwide are struggling to find textbooks that are aligned with the rigorous Common Core standards for math and English Language Arts.…

A year after the Common Core education standards were rolled out, supporters and detractors continue to debate their value. For teachers, however, the…

With one year under their belts, Maryland teachers are still learning how to apply the more rigorous Common Core State Standards in their classrooms.Last…

The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee took up several bills yesterday aimed at fine-tuning the big changes happening in…

Cell phones, health care and the Common Core standards dominated action in Annapolis this week.Christopher Connelly covers the state house for WYPR and…

With confusion still swirling around the Common Core State Standards, it is no surprise that it is high on state and local education officials’ list of…

Baltimore County teachers repeatedly stuck figurative knives and forks in their leaders’ implementation of the controversial Common Core standards during…

The Baltimore County teachers’ union has filed a grievance against the school board, alleging that the new Common Core curriculum makes teachers work too…