E.D. Hirsch was an educational conservative before educational conservatives were cool. Now a retired professor of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, Hirsch has been arguing for a ...

This article is the second of three in a series on Common Core public outreach. A coalition of private foundations has spent approximately $2.5 million to promote Common Core, primarily by teaching ...

In 2012, Louisiana lawmakers, backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, adopted federal education standards, joining the ranks of most states nationwide. Now, following a downward trend in Common Core popularity, ...

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To the surprise of no one, the St. Tammany Parish School Board approved a resolution Thursday night calling on the state to pull the plug on the Common Core standards. The board will send its ...

I was appalled to discover Gov. Mary Fallin and the private National Governor’s Association of which she is chairman, are supporting Common Core Education. These untested national standards, were ...