This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nation’s Report Card makes one thing painfully clear: American kids are failing in math, and the education system has been ...

Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. The influence of a federal report calling for a more orderly approach to teaching mathematics in the early grades will hinge largely on whether its message is ...

Children need to walk before they can run and the same thing goes for learning math, University of Illinois research indicates. Preschool kids who first gain an understanding of basic concepts like ...

First grade teachers facing a class full of students struggling with math were more likely to turn to music, movement, and manipulative toys to get their frustrated kids engaged, finds a new study in ...

A new effort to upgrade math skills via legislation is — or at least should be — high on the Capitol’s must-do list.’ ...

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