To briefly summarize Common Core, the decision to adopt the Common Core standards was left almost exclusively in the hands of the governors and the state boards of education. The public was not made ...

MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) – Remembering the plot of a short story is no longer good enough in teacher Amy Lawson’s fifth-grade classroom. Today’s students are being asked to think more critically. For ...

Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a new set of tougher learning standards in public schools. This new model, called Common Core, was meant to transform how students are taught ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a periodic series on the new Common Core academic standards in English/language arts and math that the Aiken County School District and others throughout the state ...

In another reversal of former Florida Gov. Rick Scott's policies, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an end to Common Core-type educational standards in the state. DeSantis’ executive order directs Education ...

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the painting “El Jaleo” —a canvas spanning 11 feet that features a flamenco dancer—is a popular starting point for getting students to spend time with ...