In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

Two University of Iowa faculty members have won funding from the National Institutes of Health to study why some prematurely born children struggle with math and how early support could improve their ...

It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — A group of elementary and middle school math enthusiasts will host a Pi Day fundraiser benefiting the Homeless Garden Project Saturday. The fundraiser is being organized by four students: ...