Math puzzles test readers' critical thinking skills by challenging them to solve problems. Math puzzles can boost analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. A brain teaser challenge typically ...

After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension ...

Math often feels disconnected from the real lives of students. They learn the steps, solve equations and check their work, ...

Students in Kristen Gonsoir’s classroom at Groton Area High School in Groton, S.D., spend a lot of time solving equations together. Early this school year, they passed almost an entire period working ...

Math struggles in kids may stem from brains that have a harder time learning from mistakes—not just understanding numbers.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — More than 200 middle school students from 18 schools across Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties ...

Students from Beaty-Warren Middle School, Sheffield Area Elementary/Middle School, Youngsville Elementary/Middle School and ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...

Pre-K teachers spend an average of only 2.5 percent of their day on numeracy skills. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...