Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and some issues are similar. But unlike math, reading—in its full sense—draws on everything a person has been able to learn.

A hallmark of math is that it's the same everywhere. But Shelby County Schools is overhauling the way it's taught, a change students will notice in their first classes as the new school year begins ...

If ever we needed a wake-up call to improve math learning, especially for historically marginalized students, the latest scores from the Nation’s Report Card and Northwest Evaluation Association ...