Joanne Jacobs7 days ago2 minMathalicious: 'Out with negative numbers, in with positive feelings'Numbers, multiplication and "right" answers are obsolete, 22nd-century-skills guru Paul Banksley tells Rick Hess. They're "not...
Joanne JacobsApr 12 minMaybe the cure to math anxiety is to teach kids mathTimed tests cause math anxiety, according to Jo Boaler, a Stanford math education professor who's been charged with "reckless disregard...
Joanne JacobsFeb 282 minLots of kids left behind: Why achievement gaps grewAchievement gaps are large and growing across the country, writes Chad Aldeman on The 74. It's not the pandemic: Scores have been falling...
Joanne JacobsFeb 92 minIn defense of remedial math classesStudents who are almost ready for college math do best by taking college-level classes with support in basic skills, researchers agree....