8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) A group of middle-school girls is puzzling over a pie chart about reading habits in the U.S. Their “math designer” stands at the front of the room, encouraging students to share what they “notice and... A group of middle-school girls is…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (344+ words) BYRON, Ga. — Byron Elementary School is celebrating a statewide math achievement after students answered nearly 30,000 math problems correctly in an online learning competition. The school earned first place in Georgia for November in the Prodigy State Challenge, a monthly contest…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1199+ words) To understand why math fear takes root so early, and how it can be unlearned, we asked what really drives students away from mathematics, Orlin points to something deeper than numbers or formulas. “Young people move through life asking a…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (682+ words) When children come in for an enrolment interview at Aquinas Catholic College in Menai, principal James Clancy looks over their primary school report card. While parents might care about grades, Clancy looks at how a student has been scored by…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (536+ words) If many students are struggling with operations like dividing decimals, this schoolwide approach to scheduling can help. One morning during school drop-off, a parent waved me over. Her seventh-grade son had always done well in math, so she was puzzled…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1240+ words) Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The changes are designed to make more advanced math seem more interesting and…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (526+ words) Did you use this article in your work? We’d love to hear how The 74’s reporting is helping educators, researchers, and policymakers. Tell us how Lindsey Henderson is the math policy director at ExcelinEd. She previously worked at the Utah…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (683+ words) If you think math class still involves only worksheets and quiet focus, visiting a Core and Encore math class at Martin Middle will make you think again. Four years ago, the school decided to rethink the way math is taught....

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (314+ words) Over 60,000 students have benefited from the math program built on how the brain naturally learns “Our elementary students love JiJi and ST Math! Students are building perseverance and a deep conceptual understanding of math while having fun,” said Kim Anthony,…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (887+ words) Support nonprofit news. Monthly donations doubled for 12 months! As a teacher, I heard it all the time: “I’m not a math person.” I would be in line at the grocery store, wearing a math T-shirt one of my students got…...