When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Mississippi fourth graders’ average math scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress were higher than ...

Alabama’s 2022 law reshaped math instruction at the elementary level by providing money for all schools to hire math coaches ...

In the vast majority of schools around the United States, the academic gap between the highest- and lowest-achieving students has grown significantly since 2005, according to a recently released paper ...

The Rogers School District is partnering with a national education organization to offer personalized math instruction for ...

Legislators are considering a bill that would establish the Mississippi Math Act and require implementing interventions similar to those that led to the state’s celebrated gains in reading. Wake up ...

Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.

Red states like Mississippi and Louisiana have been praised for education gains but the clearest path to improving student ...

Throughout the month of March, WXXI’s health, equity and community reporter, Racquel Stephen, will highlight local women who ...

Proper diagnostics create a foundation to help close the literacy gap and drive measurable outcomes for all students.

Austrian elementary school children have further improved their mathematics performance, with 84 percent of fourth graders recently meeting or exceeding the educational standards in this subject. In ...

Mrs. Mancill teaches math, science, and social studies, but she says math holds a special place in her heart—because it’s where she once struggled herself.