Critics of the Common Core reading and math standards adopted by forty-odd states since 2010 have taken to calling them “Obamacore,” in a play on health care reform. The “Obamacore” moniker reflects ...

Part 1 in a four-part series on reading in the Common Core era. The Common Core State Standards are changing what many kids read in school. They're standards, sure — not curriculum. Teachers and ...

The people who came up with the idea of the Common Core saw reading comprehension as a content-neutral set of skills, leading to massive confusion. The Common Core may be the most misunderstood ...

Our celebrity panel for the Common Core sample quiz aced Question No. 1, starting the 10-question quiz off with a four-way tie. (Dan Swenson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Our celebrity panel aced ...