A UC San Diego report reveals a significant spike in freshmen requiring remedial math classes, with the need increasing from ...

Narrow math tests inevitably drive down real standards because accountability pressures principals and teachers to teach to the test. Conversely, well-engineered tests of the math we actually want ...

Brain teaser puzzles test the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem.

As another school year is getting well under way, educators are faced with starting the process all over again for preparing students for standardized testing. It's not something that can be put off ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

Hays USD 489 received a Silver Award for its graduation rate, which exceeded the state average. Districts with a graduation rate of 93% to 94.9% earn a Silver Award. Gold Awards are given to districts ...

Nationally, math and English scores were flat or fell. LAUSD did better in fourth-grade math, a bright spot. Students are reading less for pleasure. Instead of hoped-for improvements from pandemic-era ...

Reading and Math test scores for fourth- and eighth-graders plummeted throughout the United States between 2019 and 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Mississippi's results were no ...

There has been a long-standing, and often very emotional debate about whether there are any gender differences in mathematical ability. If you have any doubts about how emotional and irrational the ...

The exams were intended to test student achievement in math. After a disastrous performance last school year by middle and high school students, the “common semester assessments” have become a test in ...

As the state completes plans to expand its standardized testing program, prominent math educators are criticizing the proposed design, arguing that it will dumb down math instruction by focusing ...