Introducing new math concepts via already-worked examples can give students a significant boost in learning. But choosing the right problems makes a big difference. An analysis earlier this year of ...

A math handout sent home by teachers at my son's school struck me as so absurd that I thought for sure the parents were getting punked. The exercise demonstrated how to do the new way of long division ...

October 30, 2025 - Miliani Rodriguez attends Coachella Valley High School, where the AC often breaks in over 100-degree heat and when it rains, the ceilings leak. As routines for the new school year ...

Big changes are coming to how schools teach math in California, shifts in instructional practice that could have ripple effects across the country. But that process may take a while. Last week, the ...

DPI says the proposed new math standards will help make the courses more meaningful for students in life after high school.

Any reader who had difficulty comprehending a recent letter captioned “New math requires actual comprehension,” is not alone. The writer, Ben Lanier-Nabor, devotes several hundred words to illustrate ...

About 10 years ago, Alan Garfinkel, a professor in the life sciences department at the University of California, Los Angeles, got a call. It was from his dean, who said that the department had ...

California will officially adopt a new "equity" and "social justice" based mathematics framework for its K-12 schools after a vote from the State Board of Education on Wednesday. After multiple ...

If the recent news of a new mathematics and statistics curriculum for years 0–10 felt familiar, that's because it was. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. In term four ...

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 ...

A Stanford math professor issued a stark warning Thursday on California's new math curriculum, arguing the push for "equity" could backfire academically as students continue to reel from post-pandemic ...

NEW YORK -- Low math proficiency among New York City public school students is prompting a teacher-led organization to bring their concerns to the Department of Education. According to last year's ...