Humble Independent School District students recently competed in the fourth annual elementary Math Olympiad Tournament. The tournament was the culmination of more than five months of preparation, as ...

GREENVILLE, Ala. — Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard and math instructional coach LaVeda Gray ducked out of the classroom to huddle.

A dozen parents gathered around veteran math educator Leanna Baker, moments before students show up for what is billed as a math “festival” for students at Allendale Elementary School in Oakland. “Do ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

A math problem has left the internet stumped and social media users scrambling from their nearest protractor to figure it out. Students, teachers and social media are baffled by a tricky math question ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Kamaliʻi Elementary School in Kīhei recently welcomed nationally recognized mathematics education author Allison Hintz back to campus. The visit celebrated Kamaliʻi’s innovative, student-centered, and ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

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, ...

Does the thought of arithmetic make you break out in a cold sweat? People tend to fear a little number work, but without it our world would be a much duller place. Nevertheless, some children ...

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