Figuring out a word problem. Calculating area and perimeter. Finding the measure of an unknown angle. All these tasks, and more, draw on an essential foundation of math knowledge, said Brian Bushart, ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

ExploreLearning has launched an iPad version of Reflex, its math fluency tool. Reflex uses game-based instruction and practice to reinforce math facts in all four operations. The self-paced program is ...

When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach ...

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.

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