Unconfident children can boost their performance in math tests simply by saying nice things to themselves, a study suggests. A total of 212 fourth to sixth graders, aged between 9 to 13 years-old ...

Forget the old high school clichés about athletes not doing as well academically as less sporty kids -- a new study shows that children who exercise more do better on mathematics and reading ...

Critics said the test scores for the traditional public ... pupil tab is the highest in the nation. More than 40% of kids in the traditional public schools scored below proficient on both the math and ...

We hope education leaders will pursue efforts to improve math instruction. New international test scores show how urgent the need for change is.

Rather than equipping kids to compete with computers by solving the same types of problems over and over again, let's challenge them to solve new problems and become the leaders of tomorrow.

Math test scores may have increased slightly statewide, but a look at middle school grades reveals a concerning trend: Students are doing worse in math as they get older.

City officials are crowing over gains on the 2025 reading and math exams, but the state lowered the passing benchmarks for some students — raising questions about boasts of substantial academic ...