Regarding the Bloomberg guest editorial, “For too many kids, math isn’t adding up” (Nov. 20 print edition): Memorizing math rules does not always lead to understanding math problems. It may lead to ...

Sharma is CEO and co-founder of Zearn, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming K-8 math education. Sharma is also the author of "Math Mind: The Simple Path of Loving Math," a book that dives into how we ...

In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

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Heated messages are still pouring in about my Sept. 22 Metro section column for The Post, "Recalculating the 8th Grade Algebra Push http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp ...

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. By Troy Closson From suburbs in the Northeast to ...

Both the dreams of young people and the reality of jobs have changed dramatically over the last 30 years, moving math success from optional to a necessity. But the way we educate children hasn’t ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...