From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, ...
All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...
How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...
April 16, 2026 - EdSource Editor-at-Large John Fensterwald explains how this election could reshape California schools. Math facts are single-digit calculations like 4+5=9 and 7×8=56 (“the times ...