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In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...

Introducing new math concepts via already-worked examples can give students a significant boost in learning. But choosing the right problems makes a big difference. An analysis earlier this year of ...

In many cases, parents or school administrators push back against a child’s deserved bad grades or their need to repeat a year. That’s often because of misplaced concerns for the child’s self-esteem, ...

A leading educator has weighed in on the debate surrounding a seemingly impossible math problem allegedly set as homework for a 5th grader in the U.S. The math question first came to light after a ...

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The question goes: "A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?" Is your knee-jerk response that the ball costs ten cents? That is a ...

I’ve been out of school a long time (I mean a long time), yet I think I’m still pretty good at basic math. I’m always able to figure out whether a “bargain buy” at the supermarket is actually a ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...