Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

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Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...

In her Commentary on the “anti-knowledge movement” and its impact on mathematics teaching, Jo Boaler uses as a case study what she describes as “a [California] school that had changed the math ...

In a significant development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has permitted Class 10 students who took Basic Mathematics to switch to Standard Mathematics in Class 11. This decision ...

Students with Basic Math were previously limited to choosing Applied Mathematics in Class 11. In a significant shift, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allowed students who studied ...

Teacher unions have called out the department of basic education for failing to hire maths teachers after it emerged that 464 schools in the country no longer offer maths as a subject. “There needs to ...