The girl takes Cora through various math problems set up through iReady, an individualized online math and reading intervention program built for Common Core.

The iReady program also stores students’ data, giving teachers percentages on where students stand in English and math, and whether they are working at, below or above their grade level.

As iReady tells teachers how to help students perform better, it follows that they will do better in iReady and CAASPP testing. Elementary students at Rowe do one ELA and one math lesson in iReady ...