A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Florida has a math problem. Fourth graders’ performance in the subject on the Nation’s Report Card has stagnated over the past decade. Eighth graders recently hit a 20-year low on the biannual test, ...

Some Dallas parents who don't understand 'new math' are spending one night a month learning all about it so they can help ...

Grace Roa teaches third grade math at IDEA Yukon ... Many of her students struggle with word problems. She’ll use names for ...

The competition challenged young mathematicians with a series of addition, subtraction, and word problems. After an intense final round, two students emerged as champions, taking […] ...

"Upon reading the problem I actually found myself puzzled." A pizza-based math problem. The second grade homework had many stumped ... you can entirely avoid any calculations whatsoever." A third ...