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 ...

How do math teachers select curriculum materials, and what instructional practices do they use? A new EdWeek Research Center survey sheds some light on these questions. Earlier this month, Education ...

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and I hope you all emerged from the holidays rested, relaxed and ready to grapple with the problems of the world. Dear Homeroom: Regarding your Dec. 12 column ...

The Lawrence school board holds its meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. A sign language interpreter is at right. The Lawrence school board on Tuesday approved the district’s approximately $17 million ...

A nonpartisan national council that analyzed the quality of the nation’s math teaching found Hawaii to be one of seven states with an “unacceptable” rating for math education. “We know how much ...

LOTHIAN, Md., June 12, 2025 — Chelsea McDonald, a fourth-grade teacher at Lothian Elementary School, has been named the 2025 Elementary School Outstanding Mathematics Educator by the Maryland Council ...