South Dakota’s education board approved revised math standards to replace Common Core-based language, even as educators ...

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards has unanimously approved a new set of math standards to replace Common Core, aiming for simpler language and broader accessibility. Supporters believe the ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two stories explaining Common Core standards and the controversy surrounding them. The second part will be in Monday's edition. Local school districts are working ...

This story about math standards was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and ...