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Make Math Instruction Better: 3 Tips on How From Researchers

By Sarah D. Sparks & Jaclyn Borowski — April 25, 2024 1 min read
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Education Week reporter and data journalist Sarah D. Sparks attended the American Educational Research Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia earlier this month. Here, she shares three of the key takeaways she heard from researchers studying some of the key challenges around math instruction.

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