Common Core standards describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade. ... and would like vocational classes to be considered sufficient for science and math course.

The ‘Next Generation Science Standards’ for kindergarten through 12th grade, which aim to inspire more hands-on problem-solving, are being adopted in some parts of the U.S.

The Common Core standards were designed to prepare students for successful career and college experiences, but the study shows that there are gaps between vision and reality.

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 ...

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 ...

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. I ...

Founded in 1996 by "leading governors and business leaders," Achieve led recent efforts to rewrite the USA's math and reading standards. Most states have adopted the Common Core standards, but not ...

But, it argues, “the law is clear that districts must address the new science standards as part of their LCAPs.” Like the Common Core standards, the science standards place a greater emphasis on ...

The standards framework is challenging, with ambitious disciplinary core ideas, cross-cutting concepts, and practices of science and engineering intricately intertwined.

Ten school districts across California are riding another wave of education reform that could significantly change how a core subject is taught throughout the state – the Next Generation Science ...

More than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are ...

Over the past weeks and months, I have found myself caught up in numerous conversations with family, friends, and colleagues regarding an increasingly controversial issue. The issue is Common Core.