California’s math scores are abysmal. Is it time to screen kindergartners for basic math skills?

Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education.
The Financial Express

NITI Aayog education report: Indian school kids weakest in math, higher reasoning

The report said mathematics and higher-order reasoning remained among the weakest areas nationally. NAS and PARAKH 2024 ...
Education Week

Supporting Struggling Math Students Means Building Their Number Sense—and Confidence

Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that ...
Education Week

What Schools Should Do to Pump Up the Deflated Math Skills of Older Students

Her students can, for the most part, understand the concepts she’s trying to teach. They can memorize and use the Pythagorean ...

Moms Are Skipping Meals So Their Kids Can Eat: ‘The Math Simply Isn’t Adding Up’

On paper, feeding your kids sounds simple. In reality, it can be a daily negotiation, with parents standing in the grocery ...

She Resents Her Stay-at-Home Husband and His Lack of Upkeep with Basic Household Duties

A woman recently posted on Mumsnet, and her situation hit a nerve with many readers. She works long hours. She is the sole ...
Kearney Hub

The Five Classes Most Likely to Tank a High Schooler's GPA, and Why Four of Them Are Math

Federal data reveals the high school classes that quietly wreck GPAs. Four of the top five are math, and Algebra 2 is the ...
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Making math fact fluency fun for kids

Math fact fluency doesn’t have to mean boring drills. Teachers and parents are using games, hands-on activities, and adaptive tech to build speed, accuracy, and confidence. By making practice playful, ...