Elementary-level teacher preparation programs could use a significant overhaul in the area of mathematics, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality: Many leave educators ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

Toward the end of a math lesson on a sunny Friday in October, fourth-grade teacher D’Atra Howard and math instructional coach LaVeda Gray ducked out of the classroom to huddle. Howard’s students at ...

A scooter outside Sabin Elementary. Jordan Hundelt, All Rights Reserved A report Tuesday from the National Council on Teacher Quality rated Oregon “weak” in math ...

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

While all states need to do a better job of preparing and supporting elementary school educators to teach math, Arkansas outperforms most in its efforts to ensure teacher effectiveness in the subject, ...

An MSU education student plays a math game with children at Sudduth Elementary School in Starkville. (Photo by Megan Bean) STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s undergraduate elementary teacher ...