Math. It’s been known to make palms sweat and hearts race. Plenty of Kern County residents — students and parents especially — know how it feels to need a little extra help with the day’s math ...

Struggling to help your child with their homework? The older they get, the more difficult the assignments become, and fo ...

Across the country, schools are scrambling to catch up students in math as post-pandemic test scores reveal the depth of missing skills.

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

As children grow, their cognitive skills develop, and with that, their capacity to comprehend and apply mathematical concepts evolves. In this article, we’ll guide you through the key math skills kids ...

Critics say timed drills aren’t useful and instead provoke math anxiety in many children. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics urges teachers to “avoid” timed tests. But advocates insist ...

NEW YORK - Parents, here is an assignment for you as the kids head back to school: Are you going to pay your children to do homework and get good grades? Some parents find their kids respond to ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use ...

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On average students’ math knowledge is about half a school year behind where it should be, according to education analysts.

Experts say virtual learning complicated math instruction, making it tricky for teachers to guide students over a screen or spot weaknesses in problem-solving skills.