Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

The future elementary school teachers that Mark Montgomery works with at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, share a common fear: Most of them are “extremely anxious” about math.

Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality reported Tuesday ...

Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson. Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising ...