The cognitive science that provides the basis for the Common Core State Standards will lead to improved student learning. Third-grade teacher Sherry Frangia high-fives student Jayla Hopkins during ...

Last April, comedian Louis CK fired a round of disparaging tweets about his kids’ experience in a New York City public school. His particular gripe was with the Common Core standards that have ...

A consortium of consultants and science educators has released its final draft of what it plans will become national education standards for K-12 science. They are titled Next Generation Science ...

The Next Generation Science Standards, as they’re called, were coordinated by Achieve Inc., which also coordinated Common Core English and math. Achieve worked with approximately 13 federal agencies, ...

COMMON CORE SCIENCE: If you're building an edtech product that involves teaching science, you may want to follow this: Next Generation Science Standards, a collaborative effort to develop Common Core ...

One reason that formal action on the science standards is happening more slowly than with the common core is the lack of federal incentives, said Stephen L. Pruitt, a senior vice president at ...

Last Friday afternoon, Achieve’s “Next Generation Science Standards”, as they’re calling their Common Core, finally became available. Their “public comment” interval ends June first.

Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia; It grew from concern that U.S. needed to improve education to remain competitive in a global economy ...

This is an edition of our Future of Learning newsletter. Sign up today to get it delivered straight to your inbox.. I’ve been reporting on data science education for two years now, and it’s become ...

Learning from the pushback created when the government nudged states on Common Core academic standards, supporters of new science guidelines tried a different focus: “For States, By States.” ...

The Common Core curriculum also focuses on speaking and listening skills, language abilities and an understanding of media and technology. Math standards for K-5 are based on a solid foundation of ...

The Common Core State Standards represent an important step toward closing achievement gaps and opening the door to higher-paying science, technology, engineering, and math jobs for millions of ...