The idea of being “bad at math” or “not a math person” is deeply entrenched in American education — for students and teachers alike. But it doesn’t have to be, says Phonisha Hawkins, director of ...

Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...