As national math scores continue to drop, many parents are left wondering how to ignite a spark for math in their kids.

When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach ...

Outdoor activities provide ample opportunities for math learning without any cost. Go on a nature walk where you ask your ...

Unlike the Science of Reading initiative that received $164 million in dedicated funding, the math plan must rely on existing ...

I once asked a colleague if he’d read a particular book. “Read it?” he replied incredulously. “I haven’t even taught it!” A former college English professor, he came by the joke honestly. The first ...

From more than 50 years of teaching experience, I’ve learned that elementary school teachers are typically more comfortable teaching reading. They delight in watching students become readers. They ...

A boy in Lafayette, Indiana, recently thought his struggle with math was an emergency. He called 911 and told the operator he’d had a bad day at school and had tons of homework. The operator asked him ...

For years, math was something you either get or you don't. But it doesn't have to be that way, according to several Green Bay ...

For some time now, school leaders have struggled to recruit staff to teach certain subjects. Efforts to tackle the shortage have so far failed to produce the numbers required, but if we want top ...

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