The Common Core method has many parents concerned. Complaints range from "it's too focused on understanding the steps instead of getting the right answer" to "it's too complicated, I can't even ...

The following are three examples of calculation strategies students might discover on their own if they were taught standard algorithms first and allowed to master them before moving on. The ...

The subtraction method known as “counting up” is suggested in the 2nd grade Common Core math standards: “Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of ...

The new standards require a different method of solving math problems—and proving you have the right answer. Take this test question about subtraction that went viral in March: ...

Through parent math nights, letters home, and videos, schools are providing a quieter counterpoint to media critiques of the math standards.

Why is the problem so difficult? We asked a couple of the lead writers of the Common Core math standards, Jason Zimba and William McCallum.

Controversy is swirling about the new Common Core national standards, which are designed to transform K-12 education in English language arts and math.

The Common Core has come under fire by parents who say the new education standards make math needlessly complicated. Schools have adopted new ways of teaching subtraction and multiplication, and ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math.

The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.

I’ll admit, the first time I saw my son’s elementary-school math asking him to use the array method or to write a number sentence or to use the counting-up method of subtraction, I was baffled.