To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

On a simple math task - indicating which of two amounts is greater - kids with math learning disability get the right answer ...

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

It turns out that teaching kids problem solving may be among the most promising and proven practices to prevent bullying and reduce the odds of victimization. It is a strategy often overlooked, but ...

Kim Louis told the kids gathered at United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington to pretend they were on a tropical island, somewhere green and warm. Then imagine an impending snowstorm threatened to ...

Part of life is growing up from a child into an adult. It's a process in which we learn from our mistakes and work through our problems to get the skills necessary for the next part of our lives.

A new Stanford study suggests math struggles may be about more than numbers. Children who had difficulty with math were less ...

Many parents today feel a strong pressure to be "perfect" for their kids, partners, and households, even if it comes at the expense of personal well-being and happiness. They take care of everything ...

In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

Between curriculum changes and technological advances, schools today no longer teach kids these 11 old-fashioned lessons.