A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

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A little stress can motivate, but teachers increasingly report their students’ fears over math interfere with their learning. In a nationally representative survey conducted this spring, nearly all ...

My second grader’s public school is full of warm, caring educators and decent support for students working below grade level. His class is big and rowdy, with a single teacher and a majority of kids ...

It’s a common experience for many New York City parents. They sit down to help their kids with math homework, only to be totally flummoxed. Part of the reason is math instruction has undergone a ...