At least, that was the rep on new tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards that millions of U.S. kids took last spring. Now you can be the judge. There are now a slew of actual math and ...

Nearly one year after Common Core tests sparked statewide controversy, this year’s version is being rolled out with little fanfare and few arguments. “I think all the hype and stuff like that has kind ...

This is another story in KPCC's ongoing series, Classroom Core, that takes a close look at how the Common Core teaching standards are playing out in schools in Southern California. Redondo Beach ...

The questions, taken from a Common Core fourth-grade reading test, came to a Columbia professor in an email from an anonymous teacher, part of a blistering critique of the exam. The professor put the ...

(AP) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took steps Wednesday to block the use of tests tied to the Common Core education standards, a move that puts him at odds with state legislative, education and business ...

Pierre the Pelican "checks his answers" against Pelicans center Jason Smith as they answer sample questions from a new Common Core test on Friday, March 7, 2014. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The ...

Between March 25 and June 6, more than 4 million kids will sit for the trial run of national Common Core tests. Faced with a rise in parents who don’t want their kids taking these tests, state ...

Without debate, a Louisiana House committee Monday approved a bill that would change Common Core tests that students take during the 2015-16 school year. The legislation, House Bill 542, is part of a ...

On Tuesday night, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed removing state funding for tests tied to Common Core State Standards, the so-called “Smarter Balanced” test public school students are slated to ...

With New York State ready to hand out the Common Core exam this spring, how tough is the test? See how much math you remember from grade school with these sample questions from the Grade 4 Mathematics ...