As math gaps continue to widen in many grades, educators face an uphill battle to help students regain ground in the subject. Following historic math declines on the Nation’s Report Card in 2022, a ...

In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

When completing math problems, students often have to show their work. It’s a method teachers use to catch errors in thinking, to make sure students are grasping mathematical concepts correctly. New ...

EdSource · Los Angeles parents fight for and win intensive tutoring for kids hurt by Covid In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher ...

Latrenda Knighten has always liked math. As a child, she remembers breezing through timed tests ‒ high speed, low stakes assignments that challenge students to complete a number of simple problems in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share insights from the intersection of education and industry. Co-teaching between industry experts and educators is one of the ...

A 1956 New York Times article details a report from the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, revealing that in elementary and secondary school, mathematics earned the title of “the most hated ...

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For several years now, I have been fortunate to have Benita Albert as a writer for "Historically Speaking." She features Oak Ridge Schools' graduates who have been highly successful in their chosen ...

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...