Edutopia

4 Ways to Make Story Problems More Engaging and Accessible

Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.
WESA

Third-grade math scores are up. PPS says improving attendance is the next big step.

Pittsburgh Miller African Centered Academy, a K-5 elementary school in the Hill District. Pittsburgh school leaders say maintaining strides in third-grade math proficiency will require increased ...
Sports Illustrated

Mariners will re-focus on their pursuit of free agent third baseman Eugenio Suarez

With a couple of current vacancies in the infield, the Mariners have begun to run out of options when it comes to third base. After pursuing multiple trades and a Japanese free agent, Munetuka ...
New York Post

College kids’ math skills worse than ever, California finds — blame our pass-the-buck public schools

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 ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana 3rd grade reading law sees thousands of students held back

Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test. Data released during the State Board of Education ...
WHDH

Civil liberties group: More than a dozen Mass. colleges get failing free speech grade

BOSTON (WHDH) - More than a dozen Massachusetts colleges are getting a failing grade when it comes to free speech on campus, according to new rankings from the Foundation for Individual Rights and ...
Newsweek

Dad ‘Embarrassed’ To Be Struggling With Daughter’s Third-Grade Math Problem

A dad in Texas turned to social media for help after becoming increasingly confused by a third-grade math problem set for his child as homework. Marty posted a screenshot of the problem to Reddit ...
Chalkbeat

Math gaps narrowing, but reading scores remain stagnant, new research shows

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. U.S. students are doing slightly better in math, and test ...
We Are Iowa

Two Southeast Polk students named National Math Stars

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — Two students in the Southeast Polk Community School District have been recognized for their math proficiency as part of the National Math Stars program. The Iowa Department of ...
Reason

Court Upholds Three-Day Suspension of "Third-Grade Math and Science Teacher" for Maintaining "LGBTQ+"-Themed Books in Classroom

An excerpt from Monday's long decision by Judge Douglas Cole (S.D. Ohio) in Cahall v. Cole New Richmond Exempted Village School Dist. Bd. of Ed.: Plaintiff Karen Cahall is a third-grade math and ...
Wall Street Journal

Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...