Jun 03 Tuesday’s primary headliners: Mississippi and Iowa By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Mississippi and Iowa Chris McDaniel: The tea party’s last, best hope? Can Ernst get to 35 percent? Another incumbent in trouble in California Obama defends prisoner swap Mississippi, Iowa headline Tuesday’s… Continue reading
May 30 More state legislatures jumping Common Core ship By Kyla Calvert Mason The Common Core standards for math and English could be out in two more states. State legislatures in Oklahoma and South Carolina have sent bills to their governors’ desks to withdraw from the standards, which have been adopted by… Continue reading
May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive By PBS News Hour Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has value, even in the age of typing and… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive By April Brown Continue watching
Apr 24 What does Common Core implementation look like? Ask a teacher By April Brown The PBS NewsHour asked young journalists in our Student Reporting Labs to interview their teachers about how Common Core is affecting what they teach and how they teach it. Continue reading
Apr 24 Is cursive handwriting slowly dying out in America? By April Brown For centuries, the educated, wealthy and refined could be distinguished by their ability to put quill to parchment to create beautiful, flowing letters. The delicately formed cursive letters of the America’s Declaration of Independence helped form a nation. But that… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Las Vegas high school curriculum leader talks about Common Core By April Brown Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Facing bipartisan backlash, Oklahoma reconsiders Common Core education standards By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Secretary Arne Duncan defends against growing criticism from left and right By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 In an about-face, Indiana decides to drop Common Core By Kyla Calvert Mason Indiana has become the first state to drop the Common Core standards for teaching math and English in public schools. Continue reading