To increase access to advanced math courses in high school, a suburban Maryland district is focusing on elementary school.

When I was in 6th grade, my teacher set aside our scheduled lesson for a discussion on what was going on in the world around us.

Through games and household tasks, parents can help their children learn basic math skills like counting, geometry and algebraic thinking.

New Common Core standards are designed to turn things around by presenting fewer math standards in greater depth — a streamlined, more rigorous approach that is used in higher performing countries.

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