Compared to Fordham’s last big survey on common-core reading, in 2012, the proportion of teachers reporting using “grade level” texts rather than texts based on students’ reading levels ...

Education activists are increasingly becoming concerned about the computer grading of written portions of new Common Core tests. Can a computer really grade written work as well as a human being?

Passing the Common Core: 5th grade By . Post Staff Report. Published April 3, 2016, 7:40 a.m. ET. ... One of the 5th grade standards involves researching and writing a five-paragraph argument essay.

Much to the delight of writing enthusiasts, the curriculum standards known as the Common Core stress the importance of students’ putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) across all subject areas.

Engaging Common Core: Writing to Argue, Explain, or Tell a Story By Stu Silberman — September 19, 2013 2 min read Share article ...

Passing the Common Core: 1st grade By . Post Staff Report. Published April 3, 2016, 7:20 a.m. ET. ... In writing, students put together clear sentences on a range of topics, using a growing ...

Disdain for "Common Core" math instruction and the requirement that students explain their answers crosses all manner of partisan boundaries. Unfortunately, it's dead wrong: explaining answers is ...

Standards are best met when students read at grade level and can also read books they want, while developing a writing voice and skills. NYTimes.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or ...

Oregon students had to do a lot of writing on the new Common Core tests. And they performed far better than expected. In this 2013 photo, Ashley Wilson, then a senior at Oregon City High, starts a ...

The Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects—or ELA standards for short—help address some of these readiness ...