This year, in a major shift in public education, states across the nation have been implementing a new set of standards known as the Common Core. Common Core appears as a subject in national and local ...

Marc Tucker: Gene, you played the key role in the development of the Common Core, a remarkable achievement. Twenty years ago, our New Standards Project set out to achieve much the same goal. We did ...

What is Common Core? What does it mean for local schools, teachers, and students? This program will help dispel myths about Common Core and provide much needed information. Host Don Alexander speaks ...