As Alabama legislators tabled a bill to withdraw from Common Core national standards, its department of education is adopting related tests and attempting to convince legislators and voters to keep ...

On Tuesday night, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed removing state funding for tests tied to Common Core State Standards, the so-called “Smarter Balanced” test public school students are slated to ...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) – A Missouri judge says taxes from three people suing Gov. Jay Nixon won’t go to a group creating tests for the Common Core education standards. Cole County Circuit Judge ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There is some good news for the most expensive public school system in the country, as New York City school kids have improved on Common Core tests for the second year in a row.

(AP) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took steps Wednesday to block the use of tests tied to the Common Core education standards, a move that puts him at odds with state legislative, education and business ...

Skeptics will point out that if Common Core standards prescribe what students need to know, and tests developed in response to the standards assess whether they know it, it is not a big leap to ...

GLEN RIDGE (WABC) -- Another school in New Jersey has canceled midterms and final exams for students in favor of focusing on in-class education days. On Monday, parents of students at Glen Ridge High ...

See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article. Student scores rose on Common Core tests, but focus might remain on number of students who didn't take the test. This year's release of ...

Wednesday was day two of the controversial Common Core testing in schools and thousands of Long Island students are opting out. According to Long Island Opt-Out Facebook page, more than 17,000 ...