First grade math is all about building strong foundations in counting, addition, subtraction, and problem-solving—while keeping kids engaged. With the right mix of pacing guides, mastery-based tools, ...

Early math is fraught with confusing questions: Do kids really need to know all those multiplication tables? Which should come first, math concepts or procedures? Why don’t schools pay as much ...

Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education -- and ...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to ...

With the right lesson plan, teachers can turn struggling students into budding mathematicians. The secret is carefully guiding their adventure in numbers I still vividly remember the day, 14 years ago ...

Some of Philadelphia’s best young math students were honored Tuesday by the organizers of an online program called “First in Math.” Among them was Daniel Wang — a fourth-grader at Fitzpatrick ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One little command can cause hands to tremble, mouths to wick dry, sweat to bead on the forehead: "Find X." You know what I'm talking about. It's the dreaded math test. Uh, no ...