“To teach well, you should pay careful attention to what an assignment will make students think about,” Willingham advises, ...

This adjunct math professor at Cheyney University is helping Black students feel more comfortable learning math. Akil Parker launched All This Math, a tutoring service, after students asked for help ...

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International tests scores released this month provide further evidence that U.S. students are behind where they should be in math, a problem that has huge implications for their success in school and ...

There is no special “math gene” that naturally makes some people better at math than others. Credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

The fifth grade advanced math class at The Bright School had the opportunity to learn practical application of math skills through the building of wooden boats. As a culminating event at the end of ...

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Rulers and calculators slid back and forth across desks and erasers scrubbed at incorrect answers as students coached each other through math questions on a paper test. David Evans’ Hamilton ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning ...