How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...

When students create a visual resource to scaffold problem-solving, they can approach independent work with more confidence and focused attention.

When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach math, which includes repetitive practice of math problems, did not work ...

This story is part of a series from the Education Reporting Collaborative in partnership with AL.com. For much of her teaching career, Carrie Stark relied on math games to engage her students, ...

Elementary math teacher Margie Howells teaches a fifth grade class at Wheeling Country Day School in Wheeling, W.Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Howells said that she turned to the science of math ...

In revamping its approach to math, Illinois joins a growing group of states that are passing legislation, unveiling new requirements, or issuing revised guidance designed to counteract yearslong ...

The article was updated on July 13 to add to Linda Darling-Hammond's remarks on algebra acceleration. With unanimity and generally high praise on Wednesday, the State Board of Education passed the new ...

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 ...

For much of her teaching career, Carrie Stark relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in action. The kids had fun, but the ...

Margie Howells said that she turned to the science of math after wondering why there weren't as many resources for dyscalculia as there were for dyslexia. Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar The Hechinger ...