Have you ever tried to help a child with their third-grade math homework, only to find yourself stumped? You're not alone. Many adults are surprised to discover that some of the math concepts taught ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple ...

Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?” Instead, ask them to tell you about something your child learned in ...

Students in Jacqueline Echeverria Cab’s third-grade class at Flowery Elementary School are riding high after being named the ...

Roughly 41% of Pittsburgh Public Schools' third-graders scored ‘proficient’ or ‘advanced’ on last year’s state exams. That’s slightly above where the district stood the year prior.

No matter how you measure it, too many third graders still aren’t able to read and do math proficiently in Alachua County and across Florida. Scores on state standardized tests in the third grade help ...

If only there were a time machine to bring us back to third grade when our biggest worries consisted of who to play with on the playground and if the cafeteria was serving pizza for lunch. But as ...

Rob Manning / OPB Researchers at the New America think tank have named Portland's David Douglas School District a national model for language instruction. "The David Douglas instructional shift that ...

In suburban Howard County, Md., lots of students take calculus in high school. Or at least, lots of white and Asian students do. In 2011, African-American and Hispanic students made up about 30 ...

In a significant stride towards educational improvement, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) has reported an increase in third-grade math proficiency scores. This development comes with the acknowledgment ...