Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

Contextualizing math is the path forward for math instruction across the country--making it relevant help students grasp ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

Zachary Champagne’s 3rd and 4th graders figure out early on that this math class will be different when their teacher tells them: “I don’t care about the answer.” The goal is to shift his elementary ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and ...

Elementary teachers can talk with students one-on-one to probe their thinking and learn things that might be missed with ...

Explore the roots of math anxiety in students and discover strategies to foster confidence and understanding in mathematics.

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

When math expectations are not transparent and aligned across a state’s schools, colleges and universities, students’ paths ...

Keith Perkins, foreground, works through an algorithm for calculating ladder rung spacing in Linn-Benton Community College’s math for welders class. Credit: Jan Sonnenmair for The Hechinger Report The ...

Remember Principal Erik Collins, the guy who spent a night on the roof of Coolidge Elementary after daring his students to ...