As the Common Core State Standards continue to gain momentum, states say they are more rigorous than previous standards, but many cite challenges in fully implementing the standards,…
Spurred on by the goal of having students graduate from high school ready for college or a career, the Education Department doled out $330 million in grants to…
States were working on a common set of education standards before the Obama administration decided to make adoption of them part of its Race to the Top competition.…
An analysis by an education policy think tank finds that the common academic standards many states will be adopting are clearer and more rigorous than those currently used…
Less than two months after the nation's governors and state school chiefs released their final recommendations for national education standards, 27 states have adopted them and about a…
A year-long effort to define a common set of academic standards for English and math culminated on June 2 with the release of the final version of the…
Federal officials are leading the charge to develop a new generation of summative, end-of-year exams that are delivered and scored by computer; focus on a deeper understanding of…