Can a four-year-old master fractions, or even learn algebra, in pre-school? Not quite, but data from the National Research Council show the earlier children are exposed to any kind of focused math ...

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

Teacher Maro Mirzakhanyan works with students on math activities at a Pacific Clinics Head Start preschool in Glendale. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource In response to mounting evidence that ...

Numbers and algorithms aren’t just useful to mathematician Eugenia Cheng -- they’re exhilarating. That’s why she’s on a mission to help transform math’s notoriously boring reputation in education into ...

EdSource · How a charter school serving adults became embroiled in scandal and sparked calls for reform One of Cindy Darden’s favorite parts of the day is when she picks up her 3-year-old daughter ...

What is this number: 0.99999999...? I've had students argue with me for quite a while that this number can't equal 1, but that it must be less than 1. I get where they're coming from, but if it's less ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of learning, work and human development. Schools around the world teach calculation. But computers do ...

The severe school bus driver shortage could limit Wake County’s ability to start a new after-school math tutoring program for middle school students. The Wake County school system plans to pilot the ...