About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

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 ...

EdSource · How a father’s detention shaped his son’s educational career President Obama earlier this year announced a new initiative, “Computer Science for All,” to empower a generation of American ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...

The undergraduate licensure program in math prepares students to lead in the classroom with a deep commitment to equity and justice. Students interesting in teaching can pair their major and content ...

The teacher licensure program for middle school mathematics is an innovative new track for nonmath majors interested in teaching mathematics in the middle grades 6–8, an area of high demand across ...

In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized California and many of its teacher certification programs for ...