When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

Teaching elementary school math just got trickier, or at least deeper. The new Common Core State Standards require students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of math concepts, which means teachers ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the ...

At Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School, 37% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 37% scored at or above that level for reading.

Recent state test results revealed that many Alabama elementary school students need help with math skills. Fewer than half of third through fifth graders were proficient in math. This trend isn ...

Basic math skills linked to PSAT math success Date: January 4, 2013 Source: University of Western Ontario Summary: New research provides brain imaging evidence that students well-versed in very ...

Teaching Common Core math: Most elementary school teachers did not learn math this way, and many now struggle to teach to the new standards.

The latest Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program test results indicate that nearly half of Maryland’s elementary and middle school students cannot read proficiently, and more than half are not ...

A little scared of math? A former Philadelphia Board of Education member created a fun club to boost primary math skills for even the best students.

What should be done? My impulse is to say that we should raise the math requirements for elementary education majors beyond basic algebra and geometry and weed out some of the math-phobes.