To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

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These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students ...

International tests scores released this month provide further evidence that U.S. students are behind where they should be in math, a problem that has huge implications for their success in school and ...

Counting bears are frequently used in early childhood classrooms and may be especially useful for students with math disabilities as they learn that numbers correspond with a certain quantity of items ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

Playing linear number board games, those where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can significantly ...

This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. DALLAS — In Eran McGowan’s math class, students try to teach each other. If a student is brave enough to share how they solved a math ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. As routines for the new school year get underway, many parents are looking forward to ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...