Most people in the math education space agree that students need to be fluent with basic math facts. By the time kids are in upper elementary grades, they should be able to produce the answer to 6x3 ...

Across the country, states are passing new laws aimed at improving math teaching—mandating that schools intervene early to ...

Math often feels disconnected from the real lives of students. They learn the steps, solve equations and check their work, ...

A sixth grade math teacher explains how TikTok helped her engage students, support parents, and build a massive following beyond the classroom.

If you are like most adults in this country, it's likely that you don't have particularly fond associations with algebra. Algebra is often considered an academic "gateway," which really means "most ...

For some time now, school leaders have struggled to recruit staff to teach certain subjects. Efforts to tackle the shortage have so far failed to produce the numbers required, but if we want top ...

Ten years after the "Mississippi Miracle," some senators say it's time for the legislature to focus on progress in elementary ...

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Unlike other elementary and middle school mathematics courses, algebra begins to introduce abstract relationships and ideas. While textbooks attempt to give students real-world illustrations of these ...

Justin Van Zandt is a busy dad. He has five kids, all under 18 years old, and holds down a demanding full-time job. But that doesn’t stop him from spending all his free time teaching and tutoring his ...