A draft report by a commission of the National Science Board makes a number of recommendations for improving education in math, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM topics.

SEATTLE — Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards today as draft new national guidelines were released.

The State Board of Education is voting Monday on adopting national K-12 curriculum standards in a package that includes an obese, unteachable eighth-grade math course. Back in May 2009, Gov ...

Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform -- and more rigorous -- standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.

In 1983, a national commission convened by the U.S. Department of Education published “A Nation At Risk,” sharply criticizing the state of curriculum and instruction in U.S. schools.

The governors and chief education officials of 48 states have agreed on uniform national standards for the teaching of math and English. The federal government is about to spend $350 million to ...

Fast-tracked by the Obama administration, standards for what students should learn in English and math have been drafted by a national committee representing 48 states and the District of Columbia.

The nation’s governors and state school chiefs released on Wednesday a new set of academic standards, their final recommendations for what students should master in English and math as they move ...

States that accept the standards by Aug. 2 win points in the Obama administration’s Race to the Top competition for a share of the $3.4 billion to be awarded in September.

AP File PhotoNational PTA is latest group to call for national education standards. The National PTA has joined the chorus of groups who want national standards for English and math for all ...

SEATTLE – Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform – and more rigorous – standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released ...

Hold on to your graphing calculators: The passionate, contentious debate over how California students should learn math is ready to erupt again. While math formulas and properties may be delightful… ...