A large body of research evidence suggests that strong math skills in young children are a powerful predictor of future academic success. But early-childhood educators—the professionals who are ...

Pre-algebra (Math 1090) enhances students’ basic math skills through the study of key skill strands that are explored across different types of numbers, including whole numbers, fractions, signed ...

As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

Despite research showing the crucial importance of math at a preschool level for future academic success, preschool programs face significant obstacles in implementing an effective math program, ...

The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for early mathematics has been contentious, to say the least. This story also appeared ...

On a recent morning in South Seattle, Kristin Alfonzo challenged her preschoolers to make the number 7 using beads strung across two rows of pipe cleaners. One 5-year-old boy slid four beads across ...

Bhanzu founder Neelakantha Bhanu has opened the platform’s first U.S. math learning center in McKinney, bringing a gamified ...

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WASHINGTON -- American students' progress toward proficiency in mathematics requires major changes in instruction, curricula, and assessment in the nation's schools, says a new report from the ...

The syllabus for Pre-Algebra (Math 1090), one of the courses within the Developmental Mathematics Program in the Department of Mathematics at Western Michigan University, offers information to help ...

Are students’ math struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic completely unprecedented? Yes and no. Disruption in schools has also meant disruption in testing, so it’s been hard to pin down exactly how ...