I have an article out today over at Education Next looking through the Common Core implementation glass darkly. As I say in the piece, for a variety of reasons (some of which were enumerated by Bill ...

Public education in America is poised to take great steps forward in readying the next generation for success in higher education and the workforce through widespread adoption and implementation of ...

Tea party activists have been waging war for months against the Common Core academic standards. Now, in a coordinated show of muscle, Big Business is fighting back — and notching wins. The urgent ...

The Common Core State Standards are designed to have a transformative effect on teaching and learning in the United States. But, as we all know, the 46 states and the District of Columbia that have ...

The Common Core will affect state assessments and accountability, revamp K-12 instruction, force changes in teacher preparation and professional development, and more. If the Common Core falls apart, ...

Washington, D.C. – The transition to the Common Core State Standards offers an important opportunity to replace America’s flawed and misaligned assessment system with better and fairer tests, ...

The Michigan House passed a budget bill prohibiting the state department of education from using state money to implement the Common Core national education standards and associated tests. The Senate ...