Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has proven its ...

The parents in the room were drawn there by the shift to Common Core, the national English and math benchmarks that have left many parents feeling flustered by elementary school worksheets.

Critics say the more rigorous math, meant to promote complex thinking, could leave struggling students frustrated.

Common core emphasizes math concepts at the expense of teaching students how to solve problems they will encounter in life.

One dad's frustration with his son's second grade math homework is going viral on Facebook after posting a hilarious photo of a check he wrote to the elementary school.

COMMON CORE BACKGROUND The Common Core State Standards are a voluntary set of benchmarks for English and math created by state education departments and private, nonprofit groups.