Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

The American workforce expects an unmet need for over a million employees to fill STEM-related jobs by 2030. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

Senate Bill 1067, which requires screening early elementary grade students for math difficulties, can significantly improve ...

MCAS has been a failure, and MassCore will be, too, because the state still does not provide the necessary resources to ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

A proposal from Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont looks at bringing major changes to how math is taught in classrooms across the state. It comes as education advocates say a major overhaul is needed to ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Some kids struggle with math. Now, scientists have pinpointed some of the specific thinking processes and brain regions that might explain why math is a little harder for some than others. When given ...

The San Francisco teacher's content on ninth-grade Algebra I quizzes included wording that reinforced negative stereotypes, ...

Students actively engage in tasks that are doable and interesting—which frees up time for personalized instruction.

"Many more jobs are requiring students to have knowledge of statistics and probability," said Robin Moore of the Connecticut ...

Peachtree City Elementary won the day at the 2026 Griffin RESA Regional Elementary School Math Contest. They won 1st place in Division 2 for medium schools.