A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card.

To understand why classrooms look so different today, it helps to trace how teaching methods have evolved. From the rise of “new math” to the renewed focus on phonics, the story of modern education is one of pendulum swings, policy mandates and, above all, an ongoing debate about how kids learn best.

A classroom intervention that costs just $9 for each child can deliver a three-month boost to children's math skills. The initiative also showed promise in closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers, according to an ...

Given the state’s ongoing math challenges, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will seek $10 million from Washington lawmakers as a “down payment” on improving math education, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal told reporters at a Sept. 10 news conference.

The divide makes it less likely that students who struggle will get access to proven strategies, researchers argue in a new study.

Low-income children's math knowledge in preschool was related to their later achievement -- but not all types of math knowledge were related equally, a new longitudinal study conducted in Tennessee has found. Educators, policymakers, and parents have begun ...

Teachers, parents, schools and policymakers need to give thoughtful, context-sensitive and individualised advice. If we truly want more learners succeeding in mathematics, the real work begins much earlier — in the home,