When students begin to see themselves as math thinkers, they engage actively, explore creatively, and feel more motivated.

In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. A group of California parents and preschool teachers are overcoming their fear of math ...

It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...

For many students at Huntsville High, math can feel overwhelming and filled with complex equations and concepts that do not ...

We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

Can students learn basic algebra concepts in just two hours if those concepts are presented as a fun, interactive game? That’s the idea behind the Story Problem Challenge, an online, interactive game ...

Future teachers are likely to teach as they were taught—which can be problematic, researchers wrote in a recent study, “because most teachers experienced school mathematics as a set of disconnected ...

LAS CRUCES - Researchers at New Mexico State University are looking at how fourth- and fifth-grade students can better understand early algebra concepts after using educational video games developed ...