It is early on a chilly Saturday morning at the Russian School of Mathematicsin Newton, Mass., but 10-year-old Sebastien Sobeih does not seem to mind. He is already deeply engrossed in three hours of ...

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There is little question in my mind that national standards will be a blessing. The crazy quilt of district and state standards will become more rational, student mobility will stop causing needless ...

Common Core math is getting the works from critics: It's too demanding for most kids; holds back the speedy kids; not the same as what parents already know; makes kids cry. It even promotes "fuzzy ...

Laughter and conversation have replaced the silent scratching of pencils often associated with high school math as groups of Grade 9 students gather around whiteboards stationed in the Glendale ...