As math gaps continue to widen in many grades, educators face an uphill battle to help students regain ground in the subject. Following historic math declines on the Nation’s Report Card in 2022, a ...

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Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by ...

This DVD has been in the works for a while. The day we recorded this seminar we all remarked, “Well, this is it. Abraham never needs to speak another word because this is the only information we would ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

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

Margie Howells said that she turned to the science of math after wondering why there weren't as many resources for dyscalculia as there were for dyslexia. Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar The Hechinger ...

The White House has an expanding list of complaints about Harvard. Among them: a puzzling claim that Harvard kids can’t do math. “Did you see that, where the students can’t add two and two and they go ...