A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. State leaders’ recent attention to early ...

“The math practices (in Common Core) are asking kids to explain their mathematical thinking, to represent their ideas and to make sense of other people’s ideas,” Franke said. She hopes these ...

It took years for UNC system’s educator programs to adopt the method of teaching literacy. Now they’re looking at math “proactively.” ...

Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that students have mastered the skills that came before in previous grades, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever tried to help a child with their third-grade math homework, only to find yourself stumped? You're not alone. Many ...

Mathematics is the language of science, the foundation of engineering, the power switch for new technology—but students often struggle to transfer their understanding of math concepts to practical ...

For nearly two decades, a battle has raged over the best way to teach elementary and high school math. On one side sit fundamentalists, who prefer old-fashioned drilling and a focus on the basics. On ...

An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. The Métis-math collaboration is part of a larger ...