The leader of a pro-Common Core group Wednesday disputed what he labeled as outlandish claims used by opponents of the new academic standards. Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better ...

Testing tied to the controversial Common Core standards begins Monday (March 16), and in St. Tammany Parish it will happen with at least 60 students opting out. The school district said the students' ...

A bill intended to remove Common Core curriculum standards from Maine government-operated public schools has been amended, removing provisions that would have established a review process to make ...

Whatever occurs in the usual eleventh hour of the state budget negotiations, someone should make sure that the new Common Core learning standards are not delayed. Unsurprisingly, there is tinkering ...