What Is Math 'Fact Fluency,' and How Does It Develop?
Here's why math fact fluency matters, and what we know from research about teaching strategies and timed exercises.
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Middle and High School Math: How to Get Struggling Learners on Track
School districts are rolling out myriad strategies to support secondary students in math as they attempt to move from core skills to more complex topics.
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An Educator’s Guide to Stronger Math Instruction and Achievement
Help students make sense of math and feel more confident in the subject with these research-aligned strategies.
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Math Foundations for All: Clearing a Path
A solid foundation in math begins with knowing how schools can build students’ math fact fluency, foster parent involvement, and support students with math disabilities.
- Mathematics K-12 Essentials Forum Middle and High School Math: How to Get Struggling Learners on TrackJoin this free virtual event to uncover the nature of students’ weaknesses in secondary-level math and find a path forward.
Mathematics Video The Algebra Hurdle: One School's Strategy to Help Students Clear ItAn EdWeek video describes an Indiana school's use of tutoring and courses with different levels of rigor to help students.
Mathematics Supporting Struggling Math Students Means Building Their Number Sense—and ConfidenceTwo models schools use to help students learn new material—and shore up gaps at the same time.Mathematics Reports Student Achievement in Math: 5 Trends in K-12 EducationBased on a 2026 survey, this report highlights challenges that students have in math as they move from early grades to secondary schools.
Mathematics From Our Research Center Elementary Math Has Been in Focus. But Middle and High School Students' Struggles Are DauntingAn EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem.
Mathematics How Two Schools Are Rethinking Math for English LearnersSchools in Oregon and Virginia are trying to build students' vocabulary in the subject—and their confidence.
Mathematics From Our Research Center Fractions Scuttle Many Students' Math Ambitions. New Models Can Clear the WayPre-algebraic skills and basic operations also are stumbling blocks, the EdWeek Research Center finds.
Mathematics What Schools Should Do to Pump Up the Deflated Math Skills of Older StudentsResearch offers guidance on supporting teenagers who struggle with foundational skills.
Mathematics Letter to the Editor Don’t Dismiss the ‘Science of Math’ MovementStandards of evidence must be applied consistently if ed. policy is to improve student outcomes.
Mathematics Are High School Graduates Ready for College Math?Many students graduate without meeting their states' bar for math proficiency, a new analysis finds.
Mathematics Opinion I Thought I Knew When Students Were Engaged in Math Class. I Was WrongEngagement is about more than participation; it’s about how students are thinking.
Mathematics Opinion Math Needs Its 'Science of Reading' MomentA psychologist explains how discovery-first math falls short.
Mathematics A New Approach to Algebra in 8th Grade Seems to Produce Big BenefitsMiddle schoolers who took grade-level math and Algebra 1 together benefited, a study finds.
Mathematics As States Eye Math Reform, How Prescriptive Should They Be?Illinois is among the states aiming to revamp math, but a question remains: How hard should it push?
Mathematics Opinion 3 Big Changes My School Is Making to Boost Math AchievementIt’s time for math educators to look inward to keep what's working and fix what's not.
