The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...

Every now and again, homework takes social media by storm. Sometimes it’s a young child’s vexing assignment, or a classic brain teaser. But the problem above that’s stirred such debate is really just ...

Five years ago, Alabama's math was literally the worst. On national assessments from 2019, the state was ranked last in the country for math performance. Across the state, only 22 percent of students ...

Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard and math instructional coach LaVeda Gray ducked out of the classroom to huddle. Howard’s students at ...

Two-thirds of New York City fourth graders are not proficient in math and even fewer proved proficient in reading, the “Nation’s Report Card” released Wednesday shows – despite the Empire State ...

Both the state as a whole and Dallas ISD made gains in math, and middle schoolers gained ground in reading. But fewer than half of third graders tested on grade level in reading ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama is out of last place when it comes to mathematics for fourth and eighth-graders. Education leaders say the state held its own as Alabama’s students improved in math ...

Want more state education news? Sign up for The Alabama Education Lab’s free, weekly newsletter, Ed Chat. Alabama’s fourth graders leapfrogged other states up the rankings on the National Assessment ...

A fifth-grade student in Ellanise Hines’ class works on calculating the volume of a prism. Credit: Steven Yoder for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...