Elementary teachers can create opportunities throughout the day for students to strengthen their math knowledge.

Some thoughts in response to “Researchers Suggest Early Algebra Harmful to Struggling Students” (April 25, 2012): In our extensive work with algebra-readiness programs across the country, we believe ...

Melissa Romano grew up attending school in classrooms that were quiet and orderly. And she liked it that way. Today, as a 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Romano has learned to tolerate and even encourage more ...

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Humans are born to do math, and they have the brain infrastructure to prove it—including a cluster of specialized nerve cells for processing numbers. Despite this dedicated cluster, mathematical ...

Many years ago, I heard a fellow student at East High ask a math teacher, "If I am going to go to college to study English literature, why would anyone care if I know anything about algebra?" The ...

Richard Cohen’s Feb. 21 commentary regarding the elimination of algebra as a graduation requirement really struck a chord. I am a writing major with a grade point average of 3.9 and I have recently ...

Some NYC public school kindergarten teachers are concerned that their students are becoming too rattled by new expectations. The Post reports, "The city Department of ...

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