New research provides brain imaging evidence that students well-versed in very basic single digit arithmetic (5+2=7 or 7-3=4) are better equipped to score higher on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below ...

I apparently owe a lot to my 9th grade math teacher. Every Friday, Mr. Smith would have the class play a game. He would write a series of numbers on the board, and the goal was to use basic math to ...

A New Jersey law that went into effect Jan. 1 to address an ongoing teacher shortage by eliminating certain testing required of aspiring teachers has created a social media frenzy of confusion amid ...

Data from federal standardized test scores points to another startling effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on America's children, with numbers indicating that reading and math scores for 13-year-olds ...

The New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has asked its members to urge Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill into law that would eliminate the basic skills tests in reading, ...