Queens HS under probe for passing struggling math students who don’t even show up to class: ‘Complete disaster’

Math teachers at a Queens high school are being forced to pass failing kids, including those who can’t be bothered to show up ...
Education Week

Why Your Core Math Curriculum Is Failing Your Students (And What Actually Works)

Districts are already making large financial investments into core programs. So why are they still buying more resources to ...
Noozhawk

Goleta Math Scores Show Small Growth; Teachers Share Strategies

Inside her fifth-grade classroom at Brandon Elementary School, teacher Jill Carlson sees her students slumped in their chairs ...
The Hechinger Report

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

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 ...
thetimesherald

Every student counts: Student Count Day is Wednesday

Local school districts are hoping for full classrooms this Wednesday for Student Count Day. Michigan has two official count days, the second Wednesday of February and the first Wednesday of October.
Edutopia

Five Math Procedures To Help Students Learn From Their Mistakes

Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate ...
The Hechinger Report on MSN

Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...