Despite dire statistics, advocates say there is hope — and progress — in American cities, where investments in youth programs are beginning to improve outcomes for Black students.

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the challenges of preparing children for STEM-related jobs.

Families in NYC’s largest district demand math reforms as they’re forced to shell out thousands of dollars for tutors or flee in search of more challenging programs.

It's an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren't.

Texas Legislature 2025 Gov. Greg Abbott signs $8.5 billion public education funding plan into law. Here’s how it works.

Three kids, two 14-year-olds and a 13-year-old, were arrested there with loaded guns. Two of those guns had been modified with switches that made them fully automatic.

NEW YORK CITY, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expert Consumers has named Prodigy Math the top-ranked app in its annual list of the Best Math Games for Kids, recognizing the platform for its ...

Sign #1: Avoiding Or Postponing When kids are overwhelmed, but they don’t want to disappoint their parents, excuses pop up. They might have a stomachache, lose their athletic equipment or move at ...

A few years after the state began to push schools to adopt a new, systematic way to teach kids how to read, Louisiana education officials want to try a similar “back-to-basics" approach to math ...

Then, researchers asked the kids in the market (with their parent’s permission) to do some standard school math tests. They asked them to divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number, and ...

Keep it natural The strongest link between parent talk about math and a child’s math performance was detected when researchers didn’t tell parents to do a math activity. Parents who naturally brought ...

It is important for parents and educators to understand the signs of slow processing speed so that they can provide the necessary support to children who are struggling. The other day I posted a slow ...