Education board strips Common Core math in favor of ‘simplified’ standards

Mathematics is a language. It is universal, structured and exact,” Vestal said. “Like any language, it has vocabulary, ...
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South Dakota drops Common Core math for new standards

South Dakota’s Board of Educational Standards has voted to replace Common Core math with new 'common sense math' standards, aiming to improve early learning and test scores. Supporters say the change ...
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South Dakota replacing Common Core with Common Sense Math

After having held four public hearings, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards (BOES) has unanimously approved (May 4, ...

State Board of Standards moves on from Common Core math

While this method was thought of as a way to better understand the concepts, the Department of Education wasn’t seeing the ...
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South Dakota says goodbye to Common Core math

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards on Monday adopted new curriculum standards for mathematics and health. The ...
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After fights over social studies standards, activists come for math

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...