It’s that time of year again- sharpened pencils, fresh notebooks, and… tears over math homework? For many families, back-to-school season comes with excitement and anxiety, especially when it comes to ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. For folks in the literacy world, the bitter fight over California’s math framework ...

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress just painted a dismal picture of math performance in America’s schools, continuing to show more than a decade of stagnation.

Rick: Your recent book draws on what you’ve learned about math while building Zearn. So, let’s start with: What is Zearn? Shalinee: Numeracy is one of the best predictors of a child’s success. Yet, it ...

Math is all around us: the music you listen to, the vehicles you drive and even the food you bake can all be represented mathematically. But for most kids - and many adults - the word math evokes ...

Across the country, educators continue to wrestle with big questions about math curricula. Two years ago, the California education board’s adoption of a long-gestating new math framework added more ...

Math is important for the future of our students and society. Math provides a strong foundation for a variety of fields and is especially needed for careers and future solutions in STEM. Solutions to ...

LOWER MERION, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Math can be a challenging subject for kids in any grade. To help students stay on track and really learn to love the subject, there's something really special ...

More than half of U.S. states now recognize that their traditional approaches, including math tracking, often advantage an elite few while overlooking the needs of the broader student population.

Become the math teacher your future students need. There’s a difference between learning a subject and learning to teach it. You’ll want to do both to be the kind of teacher that inspires their ...