Most people in the math education space agree that students need to be fluent with basic math facts. By the time kids are in ...
January 29, 2026 - In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music. In education circles, early literacy ...
A sixth grade math teacher explains how TikTok helped her engage students, support parents, and build a massive following beyond the classroom.
Ohio's Senate Bill 19 would prohibit teachers from leading math instruction until they meet a minimum standard.
Is it OK if your child is taught the probability of a coin flip landing on heads? What about who crossed the Delaware River during the American Revolution? Or how to order breakfast in Spanish? Before ...
About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...
About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...
Measuring might feel like math in the classroom, but at the Tellus Science Museum, it looks a lot more like playtime.
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How to teach zero

Zero may be nothing, but it's essential to learning math! Discover how to teach zero to kids through these fun and engaging math activities.
In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...