Middle schoolers embody a messy no-man’s land: young enough to get excited by stickers and play-acting, but mature enough to crave autonomy and opportunities to improve their world. Younger ...

Multiplication and long division rarely get pep rallies. But Michaela Sicuranza, a 5th grade teacher at Sinking Springs Elementary, in York, Pa., thinks building an exciting, competitive identity ...

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

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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 ...

Research and classroom experiences suggest that gamification—using points, leaderboards, and interactive digital activities—can enhance motivation and engagement in mathematics. Studies across middle, ...

When Frances E. Anderson saw 2022 math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction ...

Nine math teachers nominated for The Tennessean's third Teacher of the Week poll. This inaugural poll launched in February 2026 honoring the best educational assistants. Math teachers help their ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. /PRNewswire/ — Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. In ...