Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

Across the country, states are passing new laws aimed at improving math teaching—mandating that schools intervene early to ...

A national nonprofit that aims to improve math outcomes for students in pre-K-5 found there are four key elements to educating young learners — and not one of them can take a backseat. PowerMyLearning ...

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 ...

Teachers draw maps to visualize directions described in a picture book. Spatial awareness is a key early math concept. Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

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More than 900 students at UC San Diego needed catch-up math classes in the fall of 2025 compared to 32 five years earlier.

A sixth grade math teacher explains how TikTok helped her engage students, support parents, and build a massive following beyond the classroom.

Re: “Plummeting WA math scores point to trouble. Time for course correction” (April 11, Editorials): While I am certain most of us agree we want the best education possible for students in Washington, ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

A new bill would require districts to screen for – and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.