PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer ordered her agencies to stop using the term “Common Core’’ when referring to new education standards, in response to hostility from critics over what they see as a federal ...

With adoption of the Common Core (CCSS) in a majority of U.S. states came development of new high-stakes exams. Though researchers have investigated CCSS and related policies, less attention has been ...

Last week, the State Board of Education approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to adopt the new K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) Standards. The 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 ...

(The Center Square) — The State Board of Education has approved changes to the state’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards, a move officials said eliminates the last vestiges of Georgia’s Common Core ...

Improving third-grade reading proficiency in Georgia has been a major factor in revising English and Language Arts standards. The Georgia Department of Education has approved new standards for the ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's current education standards are coming to an end, as a new direction of learning is coming for grades K through 12. On Thursday, the state's board of education approved State ...

Nick Storz is a government student at Patrick Henry College and an intern with the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. John Schoof is a research associate at the Center for ...

There has to be more to school than this. Critics of the Common Core initiative have long argued that it’s not just what the standards focus on, but what they don’t focus on, that has damaged U.S.

The Florida Department of Education has formally adopted B.E.S.T. Standards and plans to replace Common Core through "the most aggressive transition timeline in Florida's history." FDEP made the ...

Dozens of educators and parents packed the Statehouse Wednesday for a highly anticipated showdown over Common Core-aligned academic standards. The House Education Committee accepted more than three ...

The 10th anniversary of Common Core’s launch offers the opportunity to take stock of the impact these nearly national standards have had on student learning, as well as their future prospects. In my ...