In an effort to improve math achievement district-wide, all elementary students in the Chichester School District get an extra 30-minute daily dose of math.

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the ...

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

Basic math skills linked to PSAT math success Date: January 4, 2013 Source: University of Western Ontario Summary: New research provides brain imaging evidence that students well-versed in very ...

The popular language learning app is betting that its gems, streaks and leaderboards will teach elementary school children—and adults—basic math.

At Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School, 37% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 37% scored at or above that level for reading.

Experts say math research hasn’t gotten as much funding or attention, especially beyond the elementary level. Meanwhile, experts say the math instruction schools are currently using doesn’t work well.

Teaching Common Core math: Most elementary school teachers did not learn math this way, and many now struggle to teach to the new standards.

An Illinois congresswoman says students’ failure to learn basic reading and math has major economic consequences. During a ...

What should be done? My impulse is to say that we should raise the math requirements for elementary education majors beyond basic algebra and geometry and weed out some of the math-phobes.