The Common Core State Standards began in 2009 as a state-led effort to measure the nation’s students against a shared benchmark. At first, the standards received broad acceptance. Education leaders ...

With the widespread adoption of the Common Core State Standards, public education in the United States is poised to take a major step forward in readying the next generation of Americans for success ...

As a candidate, President Donald Trump demonstrated his Republican bona fides by promising to get rid of Common Core educational standards. But halfway through his first year, the Trump administration ...

This new report, produced by the EPE Research Center in partnership with Education First, a national education policy and strategic consulting firm, provides an update on states’ progress toward ...