Forbes

Outside The Four Corners (Or “How Common Core Almost Broke Reading”)

The Reading Wars are a series of debates about how best to teach reading to small humans, and while the intensity of the debates themselves ebb and flow, the dates have been raging for only slightly ...
Forbes

The Little-Known Flaw Behind The ‘Failure’ Of The Common Core

The people who came up with the idea of the Common Core saw reading comprehension as a content-neutral set of skills, leading to massive confusion. The Common Core may be the most misunderstood ...
Education Week

Retooled Textbooks Aim to Capture Common Core

The two 5th grade volumes of McGraw-Hill’s Treasures reading series at first glance look remarkably similar. Both include, for instance, a nonfiction selection about a scientific mission to Antarctica ...
Education Week

Literacy and the Common Core: Reflecting on the Research

Good morning, and welcome to today’s free live chat, “Literacy and the Common Core: Reflecting on the Research,” sponsored by Mimio. I’ve just opened the chat for questions, so please feel free to ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Common Core Reading: Difficult, Dahl, Repeat

Backers of the Common Core say it's important for kids to tackle complex texts. Critics argue that reading shouldn't be a struggle for kids. We'll... The last in our four-part series on reading in the ...
EdSource

Coalition says ‘science of reading-aligned’ core curricula barely used in California

December 11, 2025 - A tiny school district in rural Merced County has invested heavily in school counseling. And UCLA researchers have recognized the results. At a time of rising interest nationwide ...