The claim: Students at a public school in Missouri were given a math assignment referencing Maya Angelou’s sexual abuse and sex work A school district in Missouri drew wide condemnation online after ...

Fletcher Elementary School first grader, Briar Cercone, shows her class how she used a number line to solve a word problem. The students on the rug are showing her a thumbs up if they agree with her ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

I have a friend who’s a world-renowned mathematician. He doesn’t think like me. Or you. Or, indeed, anyone else I know. This is a good thing — certainly for him. Especially as mathematicians of one ...

West Aurora School Board members got a hands-on chance this week to experience how students are learning math in the district. The board was given an update on the Balanced Numeracy program which ...

Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one acre of grass. If you tie a goat to the inside of the fence, how long a rope do you need to allow the animal access to ...