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Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...
In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage ...
In pre-kindergarten, children ages 3-5 develop a basic understanding of numbers and counting, and connect both to the idea of “how many.” Pre-k math tips work on recognizing, grouping, and comparing ...
EdSource · Uncertainty over Head Start funding puts parents and teachers on edge California students who attended transitional kindergarten were more engaged in the learning process and better ...
The vast majority of students won’t take algebra until middle or high school. But teachers can start laying the groundwork for this pivotal class a lot sooner, some researchers say—and instilling ...
Don’t just worry about the old math — or the new math. Or whether students use calculators, or don’t have them. New data from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) suggests that ...
Giuliana Tapia was way behind her classmates. She was just 5 years old, starting kindergarten at Telesis Academy of Science and Math in West Covina. At a kindergarten screening two months before her ...
Gender gaps in math achievement and teacher expectations that boys are stronger at math than girls start to form by kindergarten, according to a study released Thursday by the American Educational ...