Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they're using could be making things ...

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Board Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the ...

“We call it quantitative literacy, just knowing which fraction is larger or smaller, that the slope is positive when it is ...

Tim Walker reported on the implementation of policies from districts that barred teachers from giving students zeros for the ...

Assigning one letter grade to an entire school is tricky business. But do they lead to bigger divides between “good” schools ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

CRESSON — Penn Cambria High School is outperforming state averages in algebra, literature and biology “pretty consistently,” assistant to the superintendent Jeanette Black said during Tuesday’s school ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several ...

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the ...

By Bill Bucher Jr. A good friend of mine once shared with me this little nugget of wisdom: “If you recognize that four out of five American citizens aren’t capable of doing basic mathematics,” he said ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...