Under the state’s new math curriculum, lower scores plus a quicker pace of instruction equal greater anxiety for both students and their teachers. “In my classes, I have 60 kids and only 17 are ...

Blacks don’t do as well as whites in math because they are disproportionately enrolled in schools that have adopted “integrated math.” The notion that children will do better in mathematics if they ...

The most easily understood and usable recommendation in the recent report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel calls for shorter, focused, and more coherent textbooks. It’s easy to understand ...

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...