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When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

An expert argues that the "strands" of structure used in mathematics education have significantly weakened the effectiveness of US school mathematics. During the "New Math" movement of the 1960s, a ...