Decompose numbers to subtract. Engage in a Number Talk focused on subtraction strategies. Decompose numbers to subtract. Engage in a Number Talk focused on subtraction strategies. Can you solve the ...

A powerful state lawmaker is demanding that the results of controversial Math Regents exam be tossed out so 3,000 high-school seniors who flunked have a chance to graduate. “It is widely acknowledged ...

Young children can crudely add and subtract numbers before they have learned the rules of arithmetic, a new study finds. Researchers presented five- and six-year-old children with problems such as, ...

Addition and subtraction with regrouping using different strategies to solve. In this lesson, students go over addition and subtraction with regrouping using different strategies to solve. Today we ...

Rita Bennett understands that teaching math to her second graders these days adds up to a whole lot more than 2 + 2 = 4. On one recent morning she presented the following problem to her Simi Valley, ...

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Because of city budget cuts, students are being shut out of math and science courses, making it harder for them to graduate, officials charged yesterday. City Controller Alan Hevesi said 5% fewer ...

Your Vox Membership goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership, we’ll give one to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you to support Vox’s journalism and ...

My father was a blue-collar man from his head to the tips of his work boots. He’d come home when I was in kindergarten, covered in soot, hair wild, grinning. Fridays brought big grins. Fridays meant ...