Efforts to repeal the Common Core State Standards and the tests associated with them were big political news this year in education circles, and our list of this blog’s top 10 stories reflects that.

Most of the states that first endorsed the Common Core academic standards are still using them in some form, despite continued debate over whether they are improving student performance in reading and ...

You can say this about Bill Gates: When he likes something, he sticks to it (at least for a while, until he decides he doesn’t like it anymore). Through his exceedingly wealthy foundation, Gates has ...

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 ...

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a statement Thursday reiterating what he described as his longtime belief that the implementation of the controversial Common Core education reform by the ...

President Barack Obama signed sweeping education reform into law in December that gives states more freedom to develop their own K-12 education standards. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, highlighted this ...

High-school students who enjoy obscure vocabulary and puzzle-like math problems might want to sign up for the SAT now, before the 89-year-old college-admissions test is revamped this March to better ...

More than 250,000 students across the country have opted out of taking the standardized tests which measure proficiency in math and language arts More than 250,000 students across the country have ...

The success of the Common Core standards depends on how effectively they engage students. Yet the issue of how students are responding to the standards has generally received far less attention – from ...

EdSource plans to track the Common Core’s role in the 2016 presidential campaign. The following is the first of our occasional reports. So far, at least, the Common Core has not become a major issue ...

I once lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., one of the most education-obsessed villages on the planet. During a big parents meeting at the public middle school, I amused myself by raising my hand and asking how ...