Elementary students in Aiken County seem to lose momentum in math starting around the fourth grade, according to statistics ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress measures student performance in math and reading. See how the 50 states shape up.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Parents and teachers are pressing for a return of a fourth-grade music education as the schedule has been changed to emphasize improving math scores. During a Wednesday, Sept. 9, ...