Want to learn more? Sign up for a free five-week email mini-course full of research-backed strategies to help students make sense of math. In Sarah Cuddihy’s 1st grade class at Driscoll School here, ...

Data released by the Oregon Department of Education in the fall showed that student proficiency rates for mathematics dropped to about 30%. At the same time, investments championed by Gov. Tina Kotek ...

In the latest version of the Nation’s Report Card, students’ math scores fell an average of five points for fourth graders and eight points for eighth graders nationwide. This historic drop in scores ...

Amid falling student scores and renewed debates about how the subject should be taught, math is in the spotlight once again. The pandemic, which affected student learning across the board, had ...

November 6, 2025 - A new law aims to get more teachers instructing kids in how to sound out words to be able to access the joy of reading. It is just as natural for young children to think ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

If the recent news of a new mathematics and statistics curriculum for years 0–10 felt familiar, that's because it was.

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot ...

Sharma is CEO and co-founder of Zearn, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming K-8 math education. Sharma is also the author of "Math Mind: The Simple Path of Loving Math," a book that dives into how we ...

Students who can't understand instructions for math problems face unnecessary barriers to achievement. Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just ...