But the way math was taught before Common Core was not always the only way. When the so-called "New Math" was introduced in the 1960s it was met with much of the same criticism Common Core is ...

Forty-one states, including California, have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts. The standards describe the knowledge and skills that students should master by ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. The Common Core lists skills students need to master at each grade level ...

Their report, Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education, called on states to upgrade their standards by “adopting a common core of internationally benchmarked ...

Millar was a member of the Global Competence Taskforce. What globally competent students can use math skills to do. World Language Teachers Find Familiar Ground with the Common Core Heather Clydesdale ...

This title is available on our Higher Education website. Linear algebra has become the subject to know for people in quantitative disciplines of all kinds. No longer the exclusive domain of ...

This title is available on our Higher Education website. Linear algebra now rivals or surpasses calculus in importance for people working in quantitative fields of all kinds: engineers, scientists, ...

Today’s teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving over traditional formulas and equations, but these changes may be critical for the next generation. A group of children work together ...

Find a common denominator Write each fraction as an equivalent fraction with that common denominator Add/subtract the numerators of these equivalent fractions and keep the common denominator it ...

Boston College undergraduates leave the Heights having studied a range of disciplines—from art and music to mathematics and the natural sciences—through the Core Curriculum. Each student must satisfy ...

The Common Data Set (CDS) is a collaboration between university representatives and publishers of college guidebooks (U.S. News & World Report, College Board, and Peterson's). Universities across the ...