On their first day in second grade, 200 Urbana, Ill. schoolchildren were told to add 19 and 3. None got it; a large and desperate proportion of them answered “112,” apparently thinking “‘ plus 3 is 12 ...

We need students to see themselves as mathematicians and to recognize math in the world all around them. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one ...

Teaching math isn’t just about working through problems. Often, it’s about helping students work through baggage, too. After years of historic declines in math performance nationwide and sharp ...