Speak positively about math and reward effort rather than grades or ability. Think about how important reading is and how we are told to model this behavior for our children. We need to place math in ...

The Common Core State Standards in reading and math have generated lots of attention and controversy, but what do they look and sound like in a classroom? Michigan Radio's Sarah Alvarez offers a peek ...

Math is tough, we agree to the statement; but, not always. Math is also easy, especially for second-graders. However, there is an instance where the internet has divided over the answer of a ...

Early in the second grade curriculum in Virginia, children are introduced to the basics of inequalities: 1 2, 4>3 and so forth. I asked my second-grader the other day if these were difficult concepts ...

Underserved eighth grade students in Public Schools are not hitting the goals the Board of Education set for them in math proficiency, according to a monthlong report delivered by district leadership ...

Researchers report that children express the stereotype that mathematics is for boys, not for girls, as early as second grade, before gender differences in math achievement emerge. Children express ...

Update: After waiting on the edge of our seats, Ayla's math teacher finally revealed the answer to the question that left parents scratching their heads: 42.5. And if that doesn't seem right to you ...

Mathematicians, are you ready? This second-grade math problem is a doozy—and it seems like no one can figure it out. (By the way, if you can solve this math puzzle, you’re probably a genius.) Angie ...

As kids are going back to school, some parents and guardians are choosing to hold their child back a grade, transfer their child to another school or both. When the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S.