In sum: Test scores have been trending down for over a decade. There are some signs of recovery in math, but not many in ...

The share of students proficient in math, English and science is up for the first time since the pandemic – but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Fourth-grade students wait for the ...

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

Math anxiety affects roughly 25 percent of students, which can prevent them from learning and taking more advanced mathematics courses. Fear around the subject can include being in a math class, ...

LAUSD test scores this year rose in math and English across nearly every grade level and demographic. But there is still much work ahead as a majority of students do not meet grade level standards.

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. As states across the nation release their annual data from tests administered to ...

Math anxiety is causing many students to self-sort out of the STEM career pipeline early, closing off career paths that would likely be fulfilling (and lucrative). Credit: Andrea Morales for The ...

Five years ago, Alabama's math was literally the worst. On national assessments from 2019, the state was ranked last in the country for math performance. Across the state, only 22 percent of students ...

Math performance has slightly rebounded since the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools, but reading performance hasn’t bounced back, according to new National Assessment of Educational Progress data ...

Just over half of Wisconsin's grade school students are meeting, or exceed, state standards for math and English language arts, according to data from standardized tests released Tuesday. What that ...

Alabama made the biggest gains in the country in fourth grade math this year, new data shows, with scores reaching within one point of the national average. The state’s dramatic climb on the Nation’s ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Statewide test scores are in, and they are showing many Minnesota students are not making the grade. New data from the Minnesota Department of Education shows reading and math test ...