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Duah: Using puzzles, both at home and in classrooms, can restore the often-forgotten truth that learning happens in ...

Every year, a handful of fourth-graders at each of Broomfield’s four Boulder Valley elementary schools needed accelerated math. But the four or five mathematically gifted students weren’t enough to ...

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 ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

If you’re the parent of an elementary school-age child, chances are good (OK, about one in ten, although actual numbers are hard to pin down) that you’ve encountered Everyday Math. Chances are ...

That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...

“This is a really big deal,” Shawnee Elementary School principal Sean Killen said Wednesday at an assembly at the school. Everyone found time for First in Math activities despite the adjustment to ...

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’t new ...