Elementary math isn't taught the same way it was when we were kids. Here's how to help your child succeed with their math ...

Understanding the gap between how today's parents learned math and how their children are being taught, and how to work with ...

Part of life is growing up from a child into an adult. It's a process in which we learn from our mistakes and work through our problems to get the skills necessary for the next part of our lives.

Young children can reach agreement without talking or seeing the whole group. Their secret may be the mix of leaders, ...

Children naturally possess problem-solving instincts, which parents can nurture by allowing them to grapple with small ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...

For decades, researchers have documented an achievement gap between children from higher- and lower-income families. On average, children with more resources perform better in school and on cognitive ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...

When her daughters have arguments or spats, former first lady Michelle Obama doesn't want to get involved. Obama used an intentionally hands-off parenting philosophy to teach her daughters Malia and ...

For many children, math feels like an impossible puzzle. Struggling to keep up, making careless mistakes, freezing under pressure. For them, the inability to comprehend the dance between numbers can ...