Politifact

Common Core expects English teachers to spend half of their reading time at every grade on informational texts, says opponent

With full implementation of the Common Core State Standards just a year away, Florida is taking last-minute feedback from supporters and critics alike. Gov. Rick Scott, whose tea party base has been ...
The American Conservative

Common Core and “Informational Texts”: Fact and Fiction, Part III

As part of a continuing discussion on the myths and truths surrounding Common, this piece seeks to shed light on the standards’ “informational text” guidelines, along with questions and concerns that ...
EducationNC

Perspective | How improvement science transformed my students’ reading and writing

An Alamance County middle school teacher helped her students analyze texts to improove their reading comprehension.
Education Week

Reading for Literature AND Information (CCSS 10)

Following is a post (fourth in a series on breaking down the Common Core ) from guest blogger Susan Weston, a Kentucky education consultant who often works with the Prichard Committee: Here’s the ...