At the beginning of a recent math class, students spent six minutes discussing a topic they knew well: themselves. What’s their favorite food? Answers came in English and Spanish—“todo” (everything), ...

For young English-language learners, language skills can be a barrier not just to reading but math as well. Educators and researchers working in two school districts here hope that helping students ...

In California and across the country, English learners are too frequently an afterthought. Though they are one of the largest student groups — California has more than 1 million students who are ...

Excerpted from “Teaching Math to English Learners” by Adrian Mendoza with Tina Beene. Published by Seidlitz Education, 2022. Embracing academic conversations in the math classroom becomes routine when ...

For too long, California’s English learners — and the teachers guiding their education — have had to adapt to math curricula and textbooks that were not created with them in mind. Here in Fresno, we ...

There are layers upon layers of teaching going on here. Watts is teaching the kindergartners how to identify numbers. The math coaches are helping her plan a more effective lesson, while they learn ...

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that ...

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress just painted a dismal picture of math performance in America’s schools, continuing to show more than a decade of stagnation.

Something still seems to be missing in teaching mathematics. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s a problem because mathematics is the bedrock for the development of scientific reasoning.