The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.

Addition by ‘Making Tens’ The addition method of “making ten” is another people will stumble onto if left to their own devices. It is embedded and explained by way of example in the 1st grade Common ...

I am teaching the traditional algorithm this year to my third graders, but was told next year with Common Core I will not be allowed to. They should use mental math, and other strategies, to add ...

Similarly, Todd Rackowitz, a math teacher at Independence High School in Charlotte, N.C., noted that, in integrating the common standards into an Algebra 1 course for students who are behind grade ...

It drew 300 people, said Jamie Reagan, a first-grade math intervention teacher at Bell. Teachers gave out bags with math games and information on math standards in “layman’s terms,” said Reagan.

The Common Core math standards are a topic of hot controversy, especially on the right. The Daily Signal, a news and commentary site started by the Heritage Foundation, recently featured this ...