One year ago, the big debate over the Common Core education standards in Louisiana centered on how to put them into practice. Now, it seems, the debate is whether to use them at all. Political ...

The Common Core education standards were the topic of contentious public meetings in Florida this month. Now they’re coming between two of Florida’s top Republicans -- U.S. Sen Marco Rubio and former ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Virginia-based Core Education Services PBC, founded by a ...

One of the most ardent supporters of the Common Core education guidelines, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is urging participating states to delay major accountability decisions based on ...

Bill Gates and Gates Foundation were one of the main backers of the Common core education program. The US education system had been bad before Bill Gates, George HW Bush and Obama and No child left ...

"So Common Core's a total disaster, we can't let it continue," Donald Trump said in a video this week But ending the program, which isn't run by the federal government, won't be easy Washington CNN — ...

Abruptly and unmistakably, Gov. Scott Walker stated a position on what nationally had become a contentious issue among conservatives: the Common Core education standards. His one-sentence announcement ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) As 45 states implement new Common Core education standards this fall, some Christians see the heavy hand of government in the state-led goal posts for K-12 students in English and ...

45 states are in the process of implementing new academic standards%2C known as the Common Core. Unfortunately%2C the public conversation is shrouded in myths that generate anxiety and confusion. I ...

Supporters of the new Common Core education standards adopted by 45 states say the standards hold American students to much higher expectations, and move curriculum away from a bubble-test culture ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

2013 was a big year for education. President Barack Obama announced his plan to rate colleges based on quality and accountability measures, and to tie financial aid to their performance. Legislators ...