Jesse Schell is, perhaps, the top educational game designer in the business right now. A few months ago I asked him what his favorite educational game was. After a brief pause, he replied, “DragonBox ...

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Ahead of the 2024 school year, PS's The Educators is spotlighting 24 public school teachers around the country who are making a difference. Shelby Lattimore is a third-grade math and science teacher ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Students who pass Algebra 1 in ...

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Giving struggling 9th graders an extra helping of algebra can provide an edge in college years later—but only if students study with peers who challenge them academically. In 2003, Chicago Public ...

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