Common Core is the first major reform initiative to deal with the front end of education -- the substance of what actually is being taught in the classroom, instead of focusing solely on student ...

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest reiterated his questions Monday night about the Common Core curriculum adopted by the state’s public schools, saying that many teachers across North Carolina are not ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. From Kristen Stephens, associate professor in Duke University’s Program in Education: ...

It is difficult to pick up a newspaper or listen to a news broadcast nowadays that fails to mention the Common Core curriculum. Conservative and liberal pundits, alike, complain about it. Let’s ...

Bill Gates came to AEI yesterday and I had the opportunity to ask him a question about the Common Core standards. Given all of the controversy around the standards, I’ve been curious for a while why ...