“Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two-step word problems, if they’re spending 10-15 minutes trying to figure out what 9x7 is, they’re doing a lot of extra work, or ...

Elementary-level teacher preparation programs could use a significant overhaul in the area of mathematics, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality: Many leave educators ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. After marching steadily upward for the past two decades, students’ scores in 4th grade mathematics have stagnated on a prominent nationwide exam. That result seems ...

Chelsea McDonald of Lothian Elementary is Maryland’s 2025 Elementary School Outstanding Mathematics Educator of the Year. McDonald, who is in the final week of her 11th year teaching fourth-grade math ...