As school districts across Washington integrate the new Common Core State Standards in reading and math into their curricula, some kindergarten teachers say the standards are squeezing out other ...

This fall, millions of 5-year-olds donned backpacks full of school supplies for the first time as they headed off to kindergarten. Depending on where they live, however, these children are having ...

(TNS) -- Frustrated parents headed to Sisk Elementary School seeking the insider code that would help them decipher Common Core mathematics. “I’m so stressed by this math!” said grandmother Diana ...

A kindergarten teacher in California, spoke with the WSWS about the impact of the Common Core curriculum and testing regime on students and educators. At the first staff meeting in September, our ...

NEW YORK – Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. His youngest, Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while his ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate Common Core from Florida’s public schools, but the academic standards seem to have a sizeable fan base among the state’s teachers. “We do NOT need new standards,” ...

A half-million Oregon students head back to school this week, and the vast majority will be held to a higher level of writing, math and reasoning for their grade level than was true last year. The ...

Alright, I'll admit it off the bat, sometimes I have trouble figuring out what my daughter (first grade) is supposed to do in her Common Core homework. However, my first assumption is usually that ...

The Common Core State Standards have vaulted into the national consciousness lately thanks to some high-profile dissenters, like Louis C.K. ("Kids teachers parents are vocally suffering.") and Stephen ...

Ah, gym class. For many kids, it injects a 45-minute burst of enjoyable exertion and playful activity into an otherwise dreary school day. But not so fast! All classes must become standardized under ...

Teacher Mark McKinley helps 3rd grader Madeline Lasher make a pentagonal prism using pipe cleaners and straws at Black Butte Elementary School in Shasta County. McKinley is enrolled in a program to ...

April 2, 2026 - Julie Edwards' daughter brought home a Chromebook from school in second grade to work on math and reading. But soon she was watching Youtube videos. Teaching elementary school math ...