Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustrative Mathematics was established in 2011 at the University of Arizona as a means to assist schools in adopting the Common ...

Sue Hamilton of Carnegie Learning Inc. speaks about new Common Core math requirements during a family information night Wednesday at Batavia Middle School. Hamilton was among the speakers who helped ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two stories explaining Common Core standards and the controversy surrounding them. The second part will be in Monday's edition. Local school districts are working ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Critics are relentless in warning about what they see as the folly of the new Common Core academic standards, designed to prepare students for college or a job by the time they ...