A first grade math curriculum should teach students the fundamentals in a way that is not just effective, but also fun. In addition to giving students a solid foundation, first grade math fluency also ...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to ...

Dr. Marlene Tromp, President, Boise State University: Mark Becker, the president of the APLU, was in town to recognize Boise State for having the greatest student success program in the country this ...

Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new research at the University of Chicago shows. In a study of first- and ...

Here’s the equation that best sums up my personal history with math: me + numbers = anxiety. On second thought, make that anxiety squared. Our rocky relationship goes back more than four decades to ...

For an updated version of this story, see “Review of Math Programs Comes Under Fire.” The first round of a Consumer Reports-style review for instructional materials paints a dismal picture of the ...

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...