Northside Middle School eighth grade math teacher Amber Benson reviews a slope exercise. She and co-teacher Ruby Voss said they try to make students stakeholders in each other’s success. Credit: ...

Join this free virtual event to uncover the nature of students’ weaknesses in secondary-level math and find a path forward.

Middle school is often a time of change for students. New friends, new schools, and a time of physical growth during the sticky subject of puberty. It's also a critical period during another sticky ...

EdSource · John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election April 16, 2026 - EdSource ...

Middle school math doesn’t have to be worksheets and formulas — real-world, hands-on projects can make it exciting and meaningful. From designing stained-glass art with linear equations to running a ...

A state bill may run into problems when trying to incorporate music education into middle school math classes. “In the same way that some people may not be math people, math teachers may not be music ...

From suburbs in the Northeast to major cities on the West Coast, a surprising subject is prompting ballot measures, lawsuits and bitter fights among parents: algebra. Students have been required for ...

Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...

More than 200 Coachella Valley middle school students will showcase their math skills during the 29th annual “Math Field Day” this Saturday at John Glenn Middle School in Indio. The event will be held ...

Do you think most middle-school students would rather do their math homework or take out the trash? What if the choice was between those math equations and eating broccoli? While you’re puzzling over ...

Palo Alto Board of Education members and some parents were largely enthused about district leadership’s plan to overhaul middle school mathematics over the next several years, while other parents ...

The teacher licensure program for middle school mathematics is an innovative new track for nonmath majors interested in teaching mathematics in the middle grades 6–8, an area of high demand across ...