In early September, math teachers from across Kent County, Md., gathered for their first professional learning community meetings of the school year. Kris Hemstetter, a math and English/language arts ...

In math, students develop an understanding of fractions as numbers. They learn the concepts behind multiplication and division and apply problem-solving skills and strategies for multiplying and ...

The toolkit for determining whether publishers’ instructional materials are aligned to the Common Core State Standards has grown once again. Yesterday, the Council of the Great City Schools put out a ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STEMscopes Math for grades K-8 and Algebra I from Accelerate Learning has received the highest score for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) from Learning ...

The math standards issued by the Common Core State Standards Initiative have made life easier for innumerable teachers, and this compilation of common core multiplication strategies for 3rd and 4th ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) Teaching elementary school math just got trickier, or at least deeper. The new Common Core State Standards require ...

Scholastic has excellent guides for Kindergarten through eighth grades on its site. They do include links to Scholastic books you can buy, so it’s not entirely objective, but it gets there. Not all ...

Common Core math is getting the works from critics: It's too demanding for most kids; holds back the speedy kids; not the same as what parents already know; makes kids cry. It even promotes "fuzzy ...

The Common Core State Standards in reading and math have generated lots of attention and controversy, but what do they look and sound like in a classroom? Michigan Radio's Sarah Alvarez offers a peek ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork.'' A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil.'' What could be so horrible? Grade-school ...