As an excellent Columbus Dispatch series highlights, strong mathematics skills are essential for students’ career success and Ohio’s long-term economic growth. Yet nearly 44% of our students annually ...

It was with dismay and disappointment that I read comments in the Oct. 18 “My View” about our school district’s intent to purchase a new math curriculum. Why would you make negative comments about a ...

As we approach the May primary, now is a good time to revisit journalists’ love of math. If you think there is a touch of sarcasm there, you are correct. We’re word people, I sometimes say, when a ...

Regarding the Bloomberg guest editorial, “For too many kids, math isn’t adding up” (Nov. 20 print edition): Memorizing math rules does not always lead to understanding math problems. It may lead to ...

This is in response to Gov. Dunleavy’s opinion piece in the ADN over the weekend, “The fight for Alaska’s future begins in the classroom.” In the piece, he concludes that Alaska students’ abysmal ...

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Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.