Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension ...

A new bill would require districts to screen for — and help — students falling behind in math in the early grades, just as they now do for students with challenges in reading.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—Two bills seeking to augment statewide math and reading instruction for public school students passed unanimously in the ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with ...

Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy ...

The kids are not all right. For the first time since the pandemic, the National Assessment of Educational Progress — commonly known as the Nation's Report Card — released its scores on 8th-grade ...

When the latest national achievement scores come out, people want to look at the change since the last time. Are things going up or down? But that short-term focus on the averages loses sight of ...