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 ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...

Math gender bias shows up in kids as young as 5, not only in how they view themselves, but in their response to adults ...

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 ...

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 problem, they stand up in front of the other third graders and say ...

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 ...

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Parents’ confidence in their child’s math progression varies based on household socioeconomic level, according to a new poll released by the education policy nonprofit EdTrust and the MassInc Polling ...

With the return to school comes a return to students sitting at their desks for hours every day—and teachers’ subsequent challenge of managing those fidgeting students. There has been considerable ...

For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new ...

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don’t use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...