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Running out of time to complete a learning unit on math fractions, Concord Elementary third grade teacher Brianne Sinden ...

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. The teacher knows from working with the student previously that although she can easily follow ...

Researchers from Drexel University’s School of Education will join peers from Ursinus College and the 21st Century ...

Two decades ago, a new way of teaching math drew interest and caught fire across higher education. Instead of having students sit in a lecture hall listening to a professor walk through mathematical ...

Many high-school chemistry students would probably love a teacher like Robert A. Gonzales. During a class at James Bowie High School here last month, he asked his students to figure out the alignment ...

At MaST Community Charter School II, a second-grade teacher is combining her math skills with her passion for the Philadelphia Eagles. Miss Amber Kiley invited CBS News Philadelphia into her classroom ...

To understand why classrooms look so different today, it helps to trace how teaching methods have evolved. From the rise of “new math” to the renewed focus on phonics, the story of modern education is ...