Hannah Moulton teaches Algebra 1. But before her 9th graders get started on graphing linear functions or solving quadratic equations, she makes sure that they have a much more basic skill down pat.

Zachary Champagne’s 3rd and 4th graders figure out early on that this math class will be different when their teacher tells them: “I don’t care about the answer.” The goal is to shift his elementary ...

Teachers draw maps to visualize directions described in a picture book. Spatial awareness is a key early math concept. Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students’ math ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

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 education is ...

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

Contextualizing math is the path forward for math instruction across the country--making it relevant help students grasp ...

(TNS) — Matthew Karabinos was hesitant to try ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence tool, when it first came out in 2022. The sixth-grade math teacher was concerned about what the technology ...

A fifth grader who can’t read an analog clock or make change. A 13-year-old who can’t tell if $20 million is greater than $200,000. A first grader who doesn’t recognize that the numeral 5 is greater ...

Edwardsville middle schools host 5th Junior Olympiad on Dec 6, 2025, with Liberty and Lincoln students competing in creative ...