The Advocate

Students in final preparations for Common Core exams; program to face many hurdles ahead

After months of battles in the Legislature, courts and school boards, Louisiana public school students are in final preparations for the initial round of tests on Common Core. About 300,000 students ...
The Hour

Student test scores drop statewide, increases not expected in near future (with Norwalk chart)

NORWALK — With middling standardized test score data, education officials are saying the Common Core State Standards are causing growing pains in school districts across Connecticut. The data, results ...
The Advocate

Jindal, White meeting yields no Common Core progress

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s much-anticipated meeting with state Superintendent of Education John White failed to produce any breakthrough Thursday in the heated battle over Common Core. Jindal, who did not ...
Arizona Daily Star

Missouri Legislature throws Common Core test out the window

That test has now been banned by the Legislature. It’s the latest development surrounding Common Core, the set of learning standards that has led to parents yelling at state education officials at ...
LAist

The Common Core FAQ

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is the largest-ever attempt in the United States to set unified expectations for what students in kindergarten through 12th grade should know and be able to ...