Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

Fierce wars continue to rage around math instruction, but there are many practical changes we should make for mathematics students upon which most of us can probably agree, that could transform their ...

Believe it or not, those tedious math lessons in school actually served a purpose. It's likely that at some point, you've found yourself sitting in a math class, scratching your head, and wondering ...

International tests scores released this month provide further evidence that U.S. students are behind where they should be in math, a problem that has huge implications for their success in school and ...