It’s a common scenario in many households: A child’s struggle with their math homework quickly becomes a frustration for their parents, too. A child wrestles with a problem. His mom, trying to help, ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Math is all ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

Most American students are struggling in math, as The 74 reports. Sixty-five percent of fourth graders scored “below basic” or “basic” in math on the most recent NAEP test, and nearly three-quarters ...

Robison Elementary School is trying out a new way to get kids to like math — teaching their parents to love it. The school is hosting free workshops for parents throughout the Tucson Unified School ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. One of the most ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. As routines for the new school year get underway, many parents are looking forward to ...

Recent public debates have focused a spotlight on K-12 math pathways. But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the ...

A dad who turned to AI for help with his son's math homework got an unexpectedly hilarious response, and his wife told Newsweek how she managed to film the magic moment. Julieta Meza from Orange ...

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Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things ...