Daro tells a story about his grandson, who brought home a math worksheet labeled "Common Core," with a copyright date of 1999. They argue there's actually very little fuzziness to the math in the ...

A column supporting the way math is taught under Common Core standards prompted a debate ... using a lot of poorly constructed assignments and worksheets. The whole point of trying new teaching ...

Both the math and English Common Core standards have their share of critics but it’s math that gets special condemnation, as the new problem worksheets land on kitchen ... The standards, for example, ...

worksheets and assessments bearing a “Common Core Standard” label. Both local educators who support Common Core math and many disgruntled parents who oppose it agree that the standards are ...

Instead, Common Core math requires students to show how they reason their way to the right answer. As a result, many parents say homework is far more complicated than it used to be. For example ...

Most U.S. public school students are learning math very differently than their parents did, due to Common ... worksheets and homework is uneven. In April, comedian Stephen Colbert ripped into an ...

Teaching elementary school math just got trickier, or at least deeper. The new Common Core State Standards require students ... rather than following along in a book or filling out a worksheet. She’s ...

Kids count fallen pins, show their calculations on worksheets, play number games ... a few pins—they’ve knocked off several Common Core math skills too. Yes, even gym teachers are under ...

Some of us had hoped the situation would improve this school year, as 45 states and the District Columbia adopted the new Common Core Standards ... to do actual math. For example, there's nothing ...