We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

EdSource · Trump's cuts to Hispanic-Serving Institutions hit community college student programs hard While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a ...

In the latest version of the Nation’s Report Card, students’ math scores fell an average of five points for fourth graders and eight points for eighth graders nationwide. This historic drop in scores ...

I love math, but I know that I’m unusual. Math anxiety is a rampant problem across the country. Researchers now know that when people with math anxiety encounter numbers, a fear center in the brain ...

Learning about all those x’s, y’s and quadratic equations too early in life may do more harm than good for some students, a new University of California, Davis, study says. The study will be presented ...

Until recently, hiring a private tutor after school hours was the traditional way a school could offer a remedial course to students with learning gaps. For families, the problem and the solution were ...

Subtraction is a fundamental math skill that kids learn early in their academic journey. While it's a crucial building block for more complex arithmetic, the process of "taking away" can sometimes ...