This is the first in a two-part series. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of the most contentious in ...

January 29, 2026 - In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music. A group of California parents and ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) This story was updated with a correction on Nov. 20, 2018. Instilling confidence in math skills from an early age is the ...

Children begin learning mathematics well before they enter elementary school. Starting from infancy and continuing throughout the preschool period, they develop a base of skills, concepts, and ...

Everyone knows that children who are not reading at grade level by 3rd grade are fated to struggle academically throughout school. Concerns about early literacy skills are justified because reading ...

Mathematics is one of humanity’s great achievements. By enhancing the capabilities of the human mind, mathematics has facilitated the development of science, technology, engineering, business, and ...

The committee’s report notes that “perhaps the most unfortunate” false dichotomy in the early education field is play and academics.

A student uses My Math Academy. Dozens, maybe even hundreds of writers have pecked and published countless stories about pandemic-related learning gaps – the knowledge and skills that students have ...