After a long and frustrating homework session with his 2nd grade son one day last school year, Jeff Severt dashed off a letter to the teacher. “I have a bachelor of science degree in electrical ...

Common Core math has sparked a great deal of contention across the country in the past few years. It has its supporters, those who say that it teaches students to better understand mathematical ...

Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 ...

The controversial Common Core is no more, at least where math is concerned, according to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. The state school board today voted 5 to 3 to approve a new math course of study for K-12 ...

AL.com’s Education Lab team is supported by individual donors and grants. Learn more about our work and sign up for our newsletter. Alabama Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, is backing a plan to improve ...

For five years, a San Francisco foundation funded, and a research organization closely monitored, a collaboration by 10 California districts to raise achievement under the Common Core math standards.

At a middle school in California, the state testing in math was underway via the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) exam. A girl pointed to the problem on the computer screen and asked ...