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 ...

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 ...

Life gets busy, and sometimes those basic math skills from school days get a little rusty. Whether you're budgeting, measuring for a DIY project, or just having a math-related brain teaser thrown your ...

The release of scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showing that American students lost historic ground in basic math and literacy skills during the pandemic has generated three ...

Managing your financial life involves some basic math skills. Nothing terribly complicated, and it's stuff you probably learned by sixth grade. Here is a quick sample of a few items on the survey from ...

The days of math drilling and rewriting multiplication facts over and over are over. As a teacher, I look to the Internet for resources to recommend for math practice and tutoring. There are a wealth ...

HELENA, Mont. — Legislators have taken their first look at a bipartisan bill ensuring children are equipped with basic math skills in time for kindergarten. House Bill 338, sponsored by State Rep.

A growing number of teachers are speaking out about a troubling trend they say they’re seeing in classrooms: students ...

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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 ...