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, ...

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

For more than five decades, educators have struggled to increase the number of American students who graduate with a STEM (Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering) degree. At the beginning of ...

Confidence in your ability to learn is the key to success in math class! Some students who experience difficulty or struggle learning in math class give up because they think that they are not capable ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

An 11-year-old Ridgeview student’s idea became a math club that placed in the top 10% nationally in its first year of ...

Teachers of Alabama, a new series from AL.com's Education Lab, features educators who are implementing solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing schools in the state. In a packed school ...

Recent state test results revealed that many Alabama elementary school students need help with math skills. Fewer than half of third through fifth graders were proficient in math. This trend isn’t new ...

“This is a really big deal,” Shawnee Elementary School principal Sean Killen said Wednesday at an assembly at the school. Everyone found time for First in Math activities despite the adjustment to ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...