Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, indicating that many of Utah’s children are not as proficient in reading ...

The University of California at San Diego reported that students with below middle-school level math skills increased by "nearly thirtyfold" from 2020 to 2025. NuPenDekDee - stock.adobe.com What ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

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Third grader Melina King demonstrates how she solved a math problem in front of her class at Fox Road Elementary School in North Raleigh on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. North Carolina is redesigning its ...

Today’s teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving over traditional formulas and equations, but these changes may be critical for the next generation. A group of children work together on a ...

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Third-graders struggling to read won’t necessarily be held back, according to an updated draft literacy policy from the Maryland State Board of Education. The policy initially mandated that students ...

Third grade marks a critical reading milestone: if students struggle then, they will face greater problems during the rest of their educations. State data shows 7 of 10 Illinois third graders can’t ...