This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — If your child is in kindergarten, you know they can sometimes shock you with the incredible amount of knowledge they retain. Kindergartners at Linwood Elementary School and those ...

The performance of Finnish adolescents in mathematics had dropped from the very high-end to 12th place. It started a discussion on bringing back the importance of motivation and “fun” in learning ...

Daphna Bassok at the University of Virginia and Scott Latham of Stanford University looked at teacher assessments of the skills of their kindergarten students in 1998 and in 2010. A score of 1 meant ...

Students at Rocketship Mateo Elementary working in the Learning Lab. When it comes to math and literacy software, the choices are vast and varied. But over the past months, I've heard a recurring ...

While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy into nurturing their small child’s love of reading, studies show that ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven Public Schools released an update on its tutoring initiative launched in 2023 to boost math and literacy scores and address the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on ...

The Nation’s Report Card makes one thing painfully clear: American kids are failing in math, and the education system has been failing them for decades. New research from National Center for Education ...

WASHINGTON — Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that would require a short-term savings plan: shoes, phone, headphones, clothes, and food. His medium-term ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...