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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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- American students' progress toward proficiency in mathematics requires major changes in instruction, curricula, and assessment in the nation's schools, says a new report from the ...