/tags/common-core Common Core en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:09:48 GMT /education/2016-06-09/lawmakers-reopen-the-common-core-debate Lawmakers in the state Senate plan to vote Thursday on a bill that would let students opt out of the integrated high school math sequence, and take a more… Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:09:48 GMT /education/2016-06-09/lawmakers-reopen-the-common-core-debate Jess Clark /education/2015-12-19/nc-commission-recommends-only-modest-changes-to-common-core The state commission charged with reviewing the Common Core voted yesterday on its final recommended changes to the state’s academic standards. But the… Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:10:15 GMT /education/2015-12-19/nc-commission-recommends-only-modest-changes-to-common-core Jess Clark /education/2015-12-02/teachers-grapple-with-changes-to-high-school-math Since the Common Core was implemented three years ago, high school math has been taught in a new way. Instead of taking algebra, geometry and statistics… Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:36:18 GMT /education/2015-12-02/teachers-grapple-with-changes-to-high-school-math Jess Clark /education/2015-10-29/nc-fourth-graders-score-higher-in-reading-eighth-graders-falter Eighth grade math and reading scores fell in North Carolina, but fourth grade reading scores increased according an assessment known as the Nation's… Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:55:58 GMT /education/2015-10-29/nc-fourth-graders-score-higher-in-reading-eighth-graders-falter Jess Clark /education/2015-10-28/wake-group-asks-parents-to-speak-up-for-common-core Wake Ed Partnership, a business-supported education foundation, is urging parents to tell the commission reviewing the state’s K-through-12 academic… Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:36:07 GMT /education/2015-10-28/wake-group-asks-parents-to-speak-up-for-common-core Jess Clark /education/2015-10-20/anti-common-core-activists-speak-out-at-commission-meeting A state commission reviewing the Common Core standards heard from a few parents and activists yesterday. Opponents were especially vocal.Jennifer Schrand… Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:10:22 GMT /education/2015-10-20/anti-common-core-activists-speak-out-at-commission-meeting Jess Clark /education/2015-08-18/examining-the-common-core-in-nc North Carolina education leaders are proposing dramatic changes to the state's public education system. A group tasked with retooling the Common Core… Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:06:54 GMT /education/2015-08-18/examining-the-common-core-in-nc Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-18/examining-the-common-core-in-nc North Carolina education leaders are proposing dramatic changes to the state's public education system. A group tasked with retooling the Common Core… Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:06:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-18/examining-the-common-core-in-nc Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /education/2015-08-18/nc-commission-wants-big-changes-to-common-core A state commission reviewing the Common Core standards is proposing major changes to the Math and English goals.The 11-member group presented draft… Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:31:59 GMT /education/2015-08-18/nc-commission-wants-big-changes-to-common-core Reema Khrais /education/2015-07-20/wake-county-board-of-education-considers-reducing-number-of-student-tests The Wake County Board of Education- home to the state's largest school district- wants to cut back on the number of benchmark tests it requires students… Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:32:27 GMT /education/2015-07-20/wake-county-board-of-education-considers-reducing-number-of-student-tests Rebecca Martinez, Charlie Shelton-Ormond