Conservative Education Activists Have a New Target: Math Class

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning.  The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...
Education Week

As States Eye Math Reform, How Prescriptive Should They Be?

What does it take to change teaching practices across a whole state, shifting the way teachers work in dozens, or even hundreds, of districts? That question has been at the heart of the “science of ...
Education Week

7 States Now Require Math Support for Struggling Students. Here’s What’s in the New Laws

At least seven states have recently passed legislation targeting math instruction—laws that require schools to identify and support struggling students and mandate that teachers receive additional ...
The Hill

Making the Grade: Solving the U.S. Math Problem

Many states have laws aimed at improving literacy, but few are putting the same weight behind targeting math instruction. A recent study by NWEA found that middle and elementary school students’ math ...