Common Core, a national set of education standards, pushes students to understand math on a deeper level, digging into the reasoning behind an equation. Proponents say it will increase the rigor ...

Despite record education spending, the math score slide casts doubt on Common Core’s learning standards and approach to student improvement.

Common Core math has sparked a great deal of contention across the country in the past few years. It has its supporters, those who say that it teaches students to better understand mathematical ...

“A royal mess.” This is how California middle-school math teacher Barry Garelick describes math education today, especially under the Common Core national standards. In his book, Math ...

The parents in the room were drawn there by the shift to Common Core, the national English and math benchmarks that have left many parents feeling flustered by elementary school worksheets.

Teaching Common Core math: Most elementary school teachers did not learn math this way, and many now struggle to teach to the new standards.

Common Core teaching: The Common Core wasn’t necessarily supposed to change how math is taught, but in many schools that’s exactly what’s happening. How so?

A third-grade math problem - or at least the answer provided by the student - has plenty of people talking, stirring up the debate again on what standards are being taught as part of Common Core.

Schools and teachers face complex challenges and competing demands as they work toward implementing the new math standards.

Sean Nank, American College of Education professor, discusses Common Core math, instructional strategies, curriculum and the beauty of patterns.

The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.