California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

A bill moving through the California Legislature would assess students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Use a Deck of Cards to Practice Counting and Sorting

Try these fun card activities to help your child practice math skills such as counting, sorting, colors, and numbers.

Fun with math: Teacher’s egg-cellent summer activity

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Summer break is well underway, and many parents are running out of ways to keep kids learning over the ...

Learning Resources® Family of Brands Expands Back-to-School Toy Assortment at Target

Learning Resources® Family of Brands, pioneers in educational toys and hands-on learning tools for over 60 years, is expanding its availability at Target ahead of the back-to-school season. The ...
Edutopia

Ensuring That Students Correctly Understand the Equal Sign

Many students see the equal sign as a signal to calculate, rather than a symbol of equivalence. Here’s how to clear up that ...

The 'summer slide' is real. What parents can do to stop learning loss

Over the summer, kids can lose as much as 34% of the ground they gained in school, studies say. Green Bay area experts offer ...
Education Week

Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here’s How

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...
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Battling the summer slide; festive Fourth of July activities from Mathnasium

Angie Cramer from Mathnasium shares fun Fourth of July-themed activities that'll help keep math skills sharp!
Times-Herald on MSN

Creativity shines at Vacaville summer camps

The City of Vacaville hosted the third week of its STEAM, LEGO, and art summer camps, drawing “oohs” and “aahs” from young ...
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The Presidential Fitness Test is back. It may not increase physical activity for kids

Trump signed an executive order last year reinstating the test.

Central Florida educator shares advice to combat summer learning loss

Seminole Science Charter School teacher Ashley Duve explains the "summer slide" and offers tips for families to keep kids ...
Daily Sun

DMP arrests six over alleged extremist recruitment under guise of martial arts training

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested six, including Fatah Combat System's chief instructor, for recruiting youth into extremism ...