A Q&A with Susan Pimental, lead writer for the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, about the process and the criticism.

And their academic achievement continues to lag behind native English speakers. With the new Common Core standards requiring more rigorous math and language arts skills at each grade level, schools ...

“How can we best prepare our students for the common core in language arts?” As I mentioned in the last post, I have been no fan of the Common Core standards (see The Best Articles Sharing ...

Common Core was described as a "state-led process to develop common standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades K-12 which are intentionally benchmarked and aligned to college ...

Advocates are making the case that the arts can help students meet the demands of the common core in English/language arts and mathematics.

An in-depth discussion of Common Core standards, how to implement them in the classroom and how to evaluate student performance. Divided up by grade level and subject.

California remains strongly committed to Common Core standards in math and English language arts, which focus on critical thinking and problem-solving. The standards have been adopted by more than 40 ...

Wang offers language teachers three pieces of advice for surviving and thriving in the age of the Common Core: Ask colleagues what they are teaching. Find time to discuss ideas and plan lessons ...

The Common Core language-arts and literacy standards call for "a true balance of informational and literary texts." Many teachers and administrators misinterpret that.

In 2010, Minnesota did adopt the Common Core language arts standards — but only because a state standard-setting process was underway, and Common Core fit nicely with the direction the state was ...

Florida's State Board of Education voted Wednesday to get rid of Common Core and replace those academic standards with a new set of language arts and math benchmarks.

An in-depth discussion of Common Core standards, how to implement them in the classroom and how to evaluate student performance. Divided up by grade level and subject.