A missed shot turned into a math problem, and that shift appears to have mattered. In an eight-week program linking basketball drills to fraction lessons, pupils ages 11 to 13 improved their ...
Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist into middle school, it can undermine their ability to master more complex ...
Newark public schools are cautiously trying out a new automated teaching aid from Khan Academy. The preliminary report card: “could use improvement.” By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer, who covers ...