In India, many kids who work in retail markets have good math skills. They can quickly perform a range of calculations to ...

While market-working kids in India excel at mental calculations, they struggle with textbook math — while schoolchildren fail ...

Kim Louis told the kids gathered at United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington to pretend they were on a tropical island, ...

Intuitively solving a problem like multiplying 43 by 11, they might first multiply 43 by 10, and then add 43, reaching the ...

A recent study by prominent authors including Nobel laureates shows that Indian children working in markets excel in mental ...

In today’s rapidly advancing digital world, programming has become an essential skill, much like reading and writing. As ...

An initiative aimed at raising student achievement doesn't give students enough practice with foundational skills, some say.

All of them scored low on the state’s STAAR math test last spring and this school year were enrolled in an intervention course—“math lab”—that meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and some Fridays to supplement ...

Improving mathematics at school is urgent to equip the future generation with practical, critical thinking, and problem-solving activities in everyday life. The branch of study might be very important ...

Starting lessons with a read-aloud can boost engagement and inspire students to make personal connections to math concepts.

Study finds Indian school students lack real-world math skills, highlighting need for improved teaching strategies.