They implemented Common Core this year in our school system in Tennessee. I have a third grader who loved math and got A's in math until this year, where he struggles to get a C. He struggles with ...

4th grade math skills: Find out what you need to know for your student In fourth grade, students learn to solve multi-step word problems and deepen their understanding of fractions.

But since 1990, students at both grade levels have improved in math: Fourth graders this year scored 27 points higher on the 300-point exam compared with their peers in 1990.