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 ...

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 ...

After being criticized for an alleged lack of transparency, the state Education Department plans to release a larger portion of this year’s Common Core-based exams in July. About 25 percent of last ...

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 ...