Revamping the “core” of education

When Tina Rasori teaches math to fourth- and fifth-graders at Fay Elementary School in City Heights, she expects her students to do more than calculate the correct answers. Students work through problems and demonstrate how they arrive at answers. After conferring with classmates, they also must critique the reasoning of their peers. This is math infused with Common Core, academic standards that are set to hit California classrooms in the 2014-15 school year. Read more from UT San Diego»