How would you answer this math problem: 5x3= ____? One third-grade student's answer is reigniting the debate over Common Core standards. The student was asked to use the "repeated addition strategy" ...

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Rick Nath was tired of the emotional turmoil math homework was causing his daughter. She was struggling with a new approach to old subjects, and Nath found there were fewer things he understood and ...

Some say the new Common Core math standards are too easy. Others say they're too hard or too focused on ideas rather than correct answers. Whatever they are, they're in full effect in California ...

The biggest news in math over the past several years has been Common Core standards. While there’s plenty for parents and teachers to learn about Common Core math, there are some elements of math ...

The math standards issued by the Common Core State Standards Initiative have made life easier for innumerable teachers, and this compilation of common core multiplication strategies for 3rd and 4th ...