A retired teacher uses kite flying on the beach to explain math concepts, and make learning fun and practical for all ages.

While studying World War II for a placement test, Carter accepts Matt’s offer to help—along with a surprise compliment about being smart, even if Matt still calls him a nerd. Things take a turn when ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Students, parents ...

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

If math was never your strongest subject, take a number. But veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered math is hidden in an ancient game. In 20 years as a 4th grade teacher, she observed that math ...

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

A first-generation immigrant who left a career in finance to follow his passion for teaching has written an eye-opening new memoir of his experience navigating what he calls "wokeness" in the U.S.

Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson. Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising ...

After a day spent cuddling, carrying, consoling, and serving as a human jungle gym, many mothers reach bedtime feeling “touched out," physically and emotionally depleted from constant contact. Their ...

The U.S. secretary of education is having issues with basic math. Linda McMahon testified on Trump’s 2026 budget before the Senate on Tuesday. While discussing spending on federal grants programs for ...

The initiative will require a new approach to teaching math. A third grade students works with visual aids while learning fractions at New River Elementary school in Wesley Chapel. The Pasco school ...