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"Today I learned I would fail fifth-grade math," a Reditter wrote. A seemingly straightforward math problem aimed at 5th-grade students has left many adults confused after it appeared on the social ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...