In the latest push to improve academic proficiency, the Maryland State Department of Education is working to hire 61 math and literacy coaches who will train teachers across the state beginning this ...

The new plan addresses the importance of math proficiency, aiming to fill persistent learning gaps and accelerate the learning of all students. “Ohio’s mathematics vision builds on long-accepted ...

Last week, Alexis Sorenson introduced her 8th graders to algebraic expressions with a lesson on Greek language roots rather than formulas. Sorenson, a math teacher at Cloquet Middle School in the ...

New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. “I think this is an optimistic release,” Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...

America, we’ve got a middle school problem. Although reading and math scores are up for 9-year-olds on the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long-Term Trend assessment, scores haven’t ...

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy skills statewide. The department is taking a more hands-on approach than it ...