The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed new numeracy and literacy standards as part of its efforts to improve ...

Andrew Hacker, a political science professor at Queens College, says all students don't need to learn calculus, geometry and trigonometry. He's pushing for the adoption of "numeracy" -- which would ...

State education officials are seeking input on a plan establishing a blueprint for strengthening mathematics learning and helping students improve their skills. The Illinois State Board of Education ...

New research finds links between certain math skills in young children and specific numerical activities undertaken at home with parents. The study also finds that the more parents engage in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. What do the Beano, Test cricket and the online video game Fortnite have in common? The answer is that they ...

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Kentucky school districts may adopt Forefront Education’s Universal Screeners for Number Sense (USNS) to meet state ...

The Centre’s new mission to ensure that every Class 3 child has foundational literacy and numeracy within five years will be rolled out on Monday. Although the National Education Policy had included a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Are you a numbers person? Britain’s inaugural National Numeracy Day next week has been set up with the aim of ...

Pupils in half of Wales' secondary schools and 40% of primary schools have weak numeracy skills, according to the schools watchdog. Estyn says children struggle with basic sums, such as multiplying, ...