I remember the day in ninth grade algebra when I asked my math teacher the question most students ask: When would I ever use y=mx+b in my “real life?” He did not provide a compelling answer. Like many ...

A new group billing itself as a “Consumer Reports for school materials” will soon begin posting free online reviews of major textbooks and curricula that purport to be aligned to the Common Core State ...

NASA’s Airspace Systems Program and the Ames Research Center are pleased to announce the public release of Smart Skies FlyBy Math: Distance-Rate-Time Problems in Air Traffic Control for Grades 5-9 ...

California's updated math framework has elevated the needs of English learners, but district leaders lack guidance on ...

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I enjoyed reading your recent discussion with Alex Baron, “How Much Autonomy Should Teachers Have Over Instructional Materials?” In particular, I was struck by your skepticism about whether ...

Math bores many students. Common Core Math, CCM, tries to deliver math differently so that it sticks. CCM succeeds if students become flexibly adept because it hurts seeing students solve y = mx + b, ...

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the ...

An increasing number of districts across America are rightly procuring so-called high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for use in their schools. These English Language Arts and math materials ...

The California State Board of Education approved Math Nation California and STEMscopes California Math in the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption. STEMscopes California Math is available ...

Kiddom’s K–12 math curriculum, built on the Utah Core Standards, combines Illustrative Mathematics’ proven pedagogy with Kiddom’s AI-powered Learning Intelligence Technology SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS ...