A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well.

While market-working kids in India excel at mental calculations, they struggle with textbook math — while schoolchildren fail ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recognized students from Danville-Neel Elementary School during her State of the State address Tuesday for its striking gains in math proficiency. "These students made the ...

One elementary school teacher investigates what's happening and finds that the boys crisis might not be what we think.

Maine lawmakers repeatedly pressed Department of Education leaders on Wednesday to answer questions about why the state's math and reading scores are so low compared to other states. Department ...

The researchers spoke to hundreds of kids in the markets of Kolkata and Delhi and purchased the items they were selling in ...

Intuitively solving a problem like multiplying 43 by 11, they might first multiply 43 by 10, and then add 43, reaching the ...

Nicolazzo, meanwhile, believes that sleepovers are a bad idea “for so many reasons,” noting that her two children “were never ...

For students, not knowing the right answer is uncomfortable and frustrating. That’s exactly why they need to experience it.

Skeptics voice worry about punitive measures for school districts and an emphasis on holding struggling students back.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its findings for national assessment scores. It samples fourth and eighth graders and found that Florida reading scores went down in the last ...

The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress also found that New Mexico's student reading scores dropped to their ...