Do you remember the days when 5+5=10? For parents who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, it was that simple. But now, as many of us help our kids with their homework using the new Common Core math ...

Clarissa A. Thompson receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education (Institute of Education Sciences). Marta Mielicki receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education (Institute of ...

Alabama lawmakers are set to take a vote on a bill that supporters say will improve the state’s standing in math achievement in K-12 schools. The bill, called the Alabama Numeracy Act, is sponsored by ...

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Student work posted in an elementary school before the pandemic shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem, one of many methods students have learned with Common Core.

Nick Storz is a government student at Patrick Henry College and an intern with the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. John Schoof is a research associate at the Center for ...

At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the painting “El Jaleo” —a canvas spanning 11 feet that features a flamenco dancer—is a popular starting point for getting students to spend time with ...