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The idea of being “bad at math” or “not a math person” is deeply entrenched in American education — for students and teachers alike. But it doesn’t have to be, says Phonisha Hawkins, director of ...

The developer of a new math curriculum in New York City schools said in an interview that teachers are in the midst of a “learning process” with the materials that will improve after a bumpy roll-out ...

New York City is gearing up to change the way math is taught this school year amid rising concerns about students’ low math performance. The initiative, NYC Solves, will mandate the use of one ...

Standardized testing might intimidate and sometimes hinder students who struggle with math. Some school districts like Dallas ISD are trying a different method to improve student performance. Eureka ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

U.S. students’ math scores lag behind also dreary reading ones and have struggled even before the pandemic, but changes to the math curriculum to combat the problem have been slow moving. Over the ...

This summer, the city unveiled “NYC Solves,” a new public-school math curriculum aimed at improving math scores by helping kids overcome their supposed “fear of math” — which already had us doubting ...

San Francisco Unified School District elementary- and middle-school students began the school year with a new math curriculum, and officials touting the pilot program’s successes say the districtwide ...