A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort ...

One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At least, that’s what he was supposed to be doing. When I glanced at his screen, ...

In many schools where I coach, double periods of math instruction have become common to support struggling learners. This extended time is often underutilized for students who are already on track, ...

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I’ll be the first to admit that math isn’t my strongest subject. I’d even go as far as saying I’m pretty much innumerate (illiterate but for numbers – not a real word but go with it.) With that being ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

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Every Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Jason Zimba begins a math tutoring session for his two young daughters with the same ritual. Claire, 4, draws on a worksheet while Abigail, 7, pulls addition ...

Attention, Shoppers: Students choose pencils after handing over the correct amount of play money. At the front of the first-grade classroom at Sabal Palm Elementary School, in Jacksonville, Florida, ...