UC San Diego, a giant in science, is struggling with freshmen who can’t do basic math

A campus report cites many factors, including the impact of COVID and higher admissions from under-resourced schools.
Edutopia

5 Strategies to Help Build Math Fluency in K–2

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...
The Hechinger Report

The building blocks of math that students need to excel — but aren’t always getting

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...
Edutopia

Fall Math Manipulatives: Pumpkins, Leaves, and More

Students can get hands-on by incorporating natural objects into curiosity-driven math lessons like measuring and sorting.

DC parents get hands-on look at how kids learn math, as city receives multimillion-dollar donation

During D.C. Public Schools’ Family Math Night, parents got a firsthand look at how to help their students with math concepts ...
Hoodline

REPORT: UC San Diego Freshmen Arriving With 4.0s Can't Round Numbers or Add Single Digits

Nearly 1,000 UCSD freshmen test into elementary school math despite stellar high school grades—a crisis 30 times worse than ...
Inside Higher Ed

UC San Diego Sees Students’ Math Skills Plummet

Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states.
CNET

'Math Bites' show with Danica McKellar makes numbers hip

While many fans know Danica McKellar from her role as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years," she also happens to be a best-selling author of the educational books "Math Doesn't Suck," "Kiss My Math," ...