All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

The Duolingo math app will cover basic third and fourth grade level mathematics, including multiplication, division, fractions, angles, and area measurements. A Duolingo language lesson looks more ...

In listening sessions with state leaders over the last few weeks, Georgia teachers voiced concerns about a test-based accountability system that demands all students be at the same place at the same ...

A third grader in Kathy Neumann’s class in Howard County, Md., uses one-inch tiles to find the area of a rectangle. The district is embracing several practices to boost students’ math achievement ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Educators think it’s important to teach science and social studies to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

Kentucky could join more than a dozen other states that hold underachieving third-graders back, under legislation filed this month. Supporters of the bill, including the Kentucky Department of ...