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, ...

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

The National Council on Teacher Quality released the 2025 ratings for elementary math instruction, and the teacher education program at the University of Dayton has received an A+. "Under the guidance ...

Corey Webel hopes he won't hear future generations of adults utter the words: "Don't make me do math." Webel directs the elementary math specialist program at the University of Missouri, starting its ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply criticized ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. One elementary school in California says ...

Abilene teacher Kallie Pringle was named Amazing Teacher in partnership with Abilene Teachers Federal Credit Union.

Student work posted in an elementary school before the pandemic shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem, one of many methods students have learned with Common Core.

Eric Stade is the newest recipient of the American Mathematical Society’s Award for Impact in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. This prestigious award, which began in 2013, recognizes Stade, a ...

When Marilyn Garcia — fourth-grade math teacher at James Stephens Elementary — walked into the Lee County district offices for a field trip in May, she never expected she would be receiving an award. ...