Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. An organization called EdReports is hugely influential in schools’ ...

Many of the nation's public schools have been implementing new standards for literacy and math that are called the Common Core. Right now, big new standardized tests intended to make sure kids meet ...

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At a March Chippewa Falls School Board meeting, middle school teacher Chelsea Anderson explained how her classroom was changing under Common Core literacy standards. The state adopted the Common Core ...