The kids are doing 'new math,' and maybe that's a good thing. Instead of memorizing, ... But as early as first grade, my son would demonstrate flickers of true mathematical insight.

Teachers can get kids comfortable with math concepts by using numeracy-focused vocabulary in everyday classroom activities.

Elementary math teacher Margie Howells teaches a 5th grade class at Wheeling Country Day School in Wheeling, W.V., on Sept. 5, 2023. A new survey of U.S. adults finds that they don't agree on the ...

COMPTON, Calif. — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have ...

A few years after the state began to push schools to adopt a new, systematic way to teach kids how to read, Louisiana education officials want to try a similar “back-to-basics" approach to math ...

A few years after the state began to push schools to adopt a new, systematic way to teach kids how to read, Louisiana education officials want to try a similar “back-to-basics" approach to math ...