As students move up through the grades in elementary and middle school, math marches relentlessly forward—whether they’re ...

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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 ...

Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...