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Two private elementary schools in Alexandria are using math curriculum aligned with Common Core State Standards, but it's not the curriculum garnering so much attention statewide. St. Frances Cabrini ...

For an updated version of this story, see “Review of Math Programs Comes Under Fire.” The first round of a Consumer Reports-style review for instructional materials paints a dismal picture of the ...

It's been a familiar scene in Louisiana public schools for more than a decade, that point in fourth grade when students learn how fractions are related to decimals. Judy Milford is teaching the ...