Hillary Frank gets the best fan mail. “Your book was absolutely amazing!” wrote one teenage admirer in 2003. “Every time I read a book I mark pages I want to go back and write down in my journal. That ...

Few disciplines are as polarizing as math. Everyone seems to have an opinion about it, and those opinions usually veer toward love or hate. A new book argues that part of the problem is how we learn ...

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Both the dreams of young people and the reality of jobs have changed dramatically over the last 30 years, moving math success from optional to a necessity. But the way we educate children hasn’t ...

Parents can improve their preschool child’s math skills by reading specially designed math picture books to them, according to a new study at Purdue University. Through a grant from the Heising-Simons ...

Sharp declines in math performance in the wake of the pandemic have leaders and educators alike seeking impactful ways to reimagine math learning. The new school year is kicking off around the country ...

Educators and reading specialists have known for many years about dyslexia, which is why schools regularly use screening tools that can identify students with this reading disability and give them the ...

In a school system still in recovery from pandemic learning loss, RSM and programs like it may push the students who can ...

Parents of prospective students who win the lottery to get into a Success Academy school are greeted with “more of a warning than a welcome.” “It’s not Burger King. You can’t have it your way,” one ...