WESTERLY, R.I. -- Any adult who has tried to help a second-grader with homework has noticed math is not what it used to be. Now schools are unlocking the secrets of Common Core math for mystified ...

Brandy Frakes, an elementary school teacher at the Aspire University Charter School in Modesto, is tackling one of the greatest challenges facing educators: building support among bewildered parents ...

Although Common Core State Standards were adopted in Massachusetts in 2010, the topic is still a lightning rod for impassioned critique and opinion. There is even an initiative, “End Common Core MA,” ...