common core

Common Core standards see another school year kicking off this week and next in Louisiana. The department of education has a portal on its website that’s taking public comment on Common Core and a hearing is set for August 19th

A lot of concerned parents will get together at two separate locations this weekend to discuss PARCC testing and how it's affecting their children.

An open discussion on the Common Core State Initiative and standardized testing is being held Sept. 23, 2014.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Facing opposition from staunch conservatives, the Common Core education standards designed to improve schools and student competitiveness are being modified by some Republican governors. They cite concern about the federal government's role in the classroom.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets Tuesday in special session to talk about the future of Common Core.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration says there shouldn't be delays in scoring standardized tests taken by some public school fourth-graders and eighth-graders this summer.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order requiring competitive bidding for public school standardized tests, an apparent attempt to derail Louisiana's use of tests linked to Common Core education standards.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What began as a bipartisan effort to set new standards in American schools has become a political firestorm, particularly among Republicans.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A nonpartisan organization that supports Louisiana's use of the Common Core education standards says Gov. Bobby Jindal has been too vague in his position about the toughened standards.

Some area parents kept their kids out of school today to protest Common Core.