It's impossible to step into a PTA or school board meeting without discussing Common Core. The much-talked-about program — which emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills — ...

BUFFALO, NY- Teachers are implementing the new Common Core learning standards in English Language Arts and Math classes in Western New York and all across the country. The Common Core aims to teach ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ten-year-old Kate Reilly, a fifth-grader at PS 55 in Eltingville, was doing math homework, seated around the kitchen table with her younger sister, Emma, a second-grader at PS ...

TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - Frustrated parents say they're struggling to help their children with homework, mainly math they say looks nothing like the problems they worked as a student. , which ...