Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts ...

Timed math fluency exercises—in which students are asked to solve a certain number of problems within a minute or two—do not appear to exacerbate students’ math anxiety, new research finds. The study, ...

A new bill would require districts to screen for — and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.

Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and some issues are similar. But unlike math, reading—in its full sense—draws on everything a person has been able to learn.

February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. It is just as natural for young children to think ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

On a simple math task - indicating which of two amounts is greater - kids with math learning disability get the right answer ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

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Imagine you are a mountaineer. Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on ...

Which math learning materials are best? Learning and teaching math can be challenging, especially when you’re homeschooling. To help your children acquire the knowledge base they need to stay on track ...