LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected, though still below ...

Florida may still use national Common Core tests even though Gov. Rick Scott signed an executive order on Sept. 23 limiting the state’s involvement with them. Scott raised concerns about Florida’s use ...

On Tuesday night, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed removing state funding for tests tied to Common Core State Standards, the so-called “Smarter Balanced” test public school students are slated to ...

Less than four in 10 public school students met Louisiana's lofty target on key state tests, state officials announced Thursday. The exams, formerly known as Common Core, are now called the 2016 LEAP ...

ATLANTA -- Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. This "opt-out" ...

NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the nearest city, students at Cuyama Valley High School use Internet connections about one-tenth the minimum speed recommended for the ...

Gov. Bobby Jindal and some school districts want the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to call a special meeting to discuss how to handle students opting out of Common Core-aligned ...

FREEPORT, Long Island (WABC) -- Some parents in one Long Island school district are furious after they say school officials are refusing to allow them to opt their children out of Common Core testing.

BISMARCK - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to end North Dakota's membership in a multistate group that develops tests aligned with the Common Core education standards, but the state is ...

A vote by Louisiana’s top school board on Oct. 13 will be crucial in ensuring that Common Core test results in Louisiana are comparable to scores in other states, state Superintendent of Education ...