Racial and gender stereotypes may color teachers' perceptions of students' math abilities, even when they rate students' performance equally, finds a new study in the journal Educational Researcher.

Math expert Vanessa Vakharia explains why she thinks the Ontario government's plan to test new teachers math skills won't solve the problems students in the province are having with the subject.

Giving teachers standardized tests often doesn't lead to better outcomes for students, the agency tasked with developing a new math test for Ontario teachers said in a report this week. The review ...

Ontario's top court has upheld the validity of a mandatory math test for new teachers. A classroom is seen during a media tour of an elementary school in Vancouver on Sept. 2, 2020.

A newly-leaked memo from deputy education minister Nancy Naylor reveals that candidates must not only pass the math test, but score at least 70 per cent in order to secure a teaching licence.

TORONTO — The Ontario government is trying to fight a court ruling that found its mandatory math test for new teachers is unconstitutional. Ontario’s Divisional Court last month struck down ...

Comments posted by NYC teachers who used Illustrative Math. A passing grade is 65, which requires that students answer 35% of questions correctly. At Forest Hills High School, 660 kids took the ...

In a high-poverty school in San Antonio, high school teacher Dashiell Young-Saver took it upon himself to revolutionize the way math was being taught. Frustrated by the disconnect between ...

Ontario teachers are asking the provincial government to phase-in the new elementary math curriculum over two years — instead of implementing it in the next two months — saying the tight ...