Kindergarten mathematics skills are important for subsequent achievement, yet mathematics is underemphasized in kindergarten classrooms. Using nationally representative data, this study explored the ...

Traditionally, early grades math focuses on arithmetic: foundational skills like adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Students ideally get comfortable manipulating numbers.

Racial and ethnic disparities in advanced math and science skills occur far earlier in the U.S. than previously known. Our new study finds that 13% of white students and 16% of Asian students ...