A new effort to upgrade math skills via legislation is — or at least should be — high on the Capitol’s must-do list.’ ...

Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and some issues are similar. But unlike math, reading—in its full sense—draws on everything a person has been able to learn.

Reading achievement is in the dumps. Unlike math, where kids appear to be making at least some signs of progress, reading ...

Alabama saw record-breaking gains on the Nation’s Report Card this year, but state leaders say more targeted efforts – and more money – are needed to sustain recent progress. “Even though we’re seeing ...

SAN ANTONIO – When 8th-grade student Ethan Guan isn’t working on his math homework, he is helping other students around San Antonio with theirs. As the president of San Antonio Math Include (SAMI), ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Math and reading scores for 12th graders have reached an over 20-year low according to the Nation's Report Card, but Kentucky and Indiana grade school students are showing signs of ...

It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education. Still, the average student in the United States remains nearly a half a grade behind pre-pandemic achievement in math and reading, ...

New Mexico Legislature passed several education bills addressing literacy, math, special education and virtual learning.

Mrs. Lee at Buckner Elementary School in the Fort Osage School District works with students in small group instruction. The National Assessment of Education Progress found Missouri and other states ...

More students were accepted into four-year colleges in 2024 compared to 2019 despite 12th grade students testing lower for college readiness. The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ (NAEP) ...

Instead of focusing on the decline in reading scores, we need to change the standard approach to instruction that is causing them. Well, okay, I will write a bit about the depressing national test ...

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