Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education — and may be just as controversial.

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Child playing with different color wooden rings on a board with painted numbers and dots. In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class in Aston, Pennsylvania, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and ...

Kindergarten is a time of great learning. Kids get to try new things and practice basic academic skills, including the fundamentals of math. Their kindergarten lesson plan will likely include counting ...

Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes -— skills the students have already mastered ...

California lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 1067, which would require screening all kindergarten through second-grade students for basic math skills and providing extra help to those behind.

California lawmakers are weighing Senate Bill 1067, which would require math skills screening for kindergarten through second grade students and provide targeted support for those behind. Supporters ...

In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage ...

In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class in Aston, Pennsylvania, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots ...