Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests. I still remember how visceral my panic felt–sweaty palms, heart pounding–as I scrambled to recall facts before the clock ran out. You might ...

Are you a “math person”? It’s a question that gets settled at an early age: Most students have made up their mind about whether they identify as a math person by the time they’re in middle school, ...

For many people, math lessons might have been a bit of a snooze fest, but this third-grade teacher has found a way to make multiplication incredibly fun for her students—with a little help from Taylor ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...

A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. While the ...