The Common Core is an allotment of academic guidelines in math and English.The standards first set by state education chiefs and governors from 48 different states, that establishes what a student should have knowledge of by the end of each grade from kindergarten through senior year. 

Missouri instilled national Common Core standards in certain subjects, including mathematics, which may seem confusing but ultimately prove beneficial.

In March of 2016, the Missouri State Board of Education will decide whether or not to implement the new learning standards introduced by House Bill 1490. The bill was originally rejected because it prohibited...