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.

Just a few years after literacy laws swept the nation, changes to math education are gaining traction. In Wisconsin, a new ...

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, ...

Is 2/7 larger than 4/11? That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

He will oversee mathematics curriculum, instruction and programming at West Aurora High School.

American students remain stumped by math. The 2019 scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress test — known as NAEP — were published last month, showing that performance for fourth- and ...

"My job is to interact with kids," says Alonzo Nelson, Jr., who teaches high school math in Belleville, Illinois. "I miss the human element of it" After almost a year-and-a-half t eaching classes via ...

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. WIU – Macomb Campus PK–14 Math Teachers, Coaches & Educational Leaders ☕ Check-In/Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8:30–9:00 a.m. ⚠️ Important: Participants must register ...