We are writing in response to an article and subsequent blog post describing what many experts are suggesting is one of the “biggest shifts” associated with the Common Core State Standards for ...

How students are introduced to fractions in early grades affects how they approach more complicated mathematics—like algebra—in higher grades. It’s crucial that students learn how fractions behave ...

Many students cruise along just fine in math until fourth grade or so. Then, they hit a wall—fractions. The wall is about to get taller. With mastery of the topic seen as a crucial stepping stone to ...

Slice Fractions is a new learning game from Ululab that was designed in collaboration with a team of learning experts from the University of Quebec in Montreal. As its name implies, the app focuses on ...

The students in math professor Jan Koop’s summer workshops this year used pattern blocks, geoboards and other hands-on teaching tools to understand mathematical concepts. In their quest for better ...

SAN ANTONIO – A recent study conducted by a University of Texas-San Antonio professor explores the possibilities of using music in the classroom to teach math. "If you tap your foot as you're ...

Retired engineer and inventor Ed Evenson might have a 0.00001 chance of changing the way math is taught in Illinois, but you won’t catch him giving a half-effort. Evenson, of Rolling Meadows, says ...

A boy in Lafayette, Indiana, recently thought his struggle with math was an emergency. He called 911 and told the operator he’d had a bad day at school and had tons of homework. The operator asked him ...

Say the words 'summer school' and fun does not always come to mind, but like so many things these days summer school looks a lot different. Coppell High School's 9th-grade campus is teaching ...

BROOKHAVEN, GA. – Fifth grade math students at suburban Atlanta’s Woodward Elementary are keeping track of college football scores and records. They’re converting raw data into fractions and ...