Math gender bias shows up in kids as young as 5, not only in how they view themselves, but in their response to adults ...

A new study found young children are more likely to trust incorrect math advice from men than correct advice from women.

Playing linear number board games, those where players move pieces along a straight numbered path, can significantly ...

As American students continue to flounder in math, Bellwether, a national nonprofit that seeks to improve opportunities and ...

Playing number board games for just ten minutes helps young children build strong early math skills supporting economic ...

Young children are more inclined to believe incorrect math information from men than accurate information from women, ...

Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain scanners to find out why, and watched how the brain reorganizes ...

Current research indicates that mathematical skills at the kindergarten and primary levels are a strong indicator of how your child will perform later in life. By allowing children to focus on problem ...

Everyone knows that children who are not reading at grade level by 3rd grade are fated to struggle academically throughout school. Concerns about early literacy skills are justified because reading ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by ...

Third grade teacher Eran McGowan works through math problems with his students at the Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy in Dallas on Feb. 5. (Azul Sordo For The Texas Tribune, Azul Sordo For The ...

Math anxiety grows from stress, culture, and experience, not ability. By changing how we teach, test, and talk about math, we ...