School-leavers might be tech-savvy but they are increasingly entering the workplace without basic numerical and literacy skills, employers have warned. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and ...

I apparently owe a lot to my 9th grade math teacher. Every Friday, Mr. Smith would have the class play a game. He would write a series of numbers on the board, and the goal was to use basic math to ...

Not being able to balance your cheque book isn't just a personal issue, but a problem with widespread economic implications. Which is why, after 40 years helping children with reading problems, the ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-nine percent of American adults performed at the lowest level for numeracy on a major international study, according to a new report released today by the National ...

More than half of incarcerated adults lack basic numeracy skills, according to new report from the federal government's National Center for Education Statistics, which also found that one-third lack ...

How many bears did Goldilocks encounter? How many steps did she take to get upstairs to the bears’ bedroom? Using sing-a-longs, stories and questions like these, preschool teachers at the Wilder ...

HYDERABAD: More than 82% of primary school students in Telangana have failed to achieve basic competencies in mathematics and ...

SENATORIAL candidate and Makati City mayor Abby Binay has zeroed-in on strengthening early childhood education as a crucial step in improving the country’s quality of education. For the mayor, the ...

The key finding of a national snapshot of literacy and numeracy skills yesterday prompted bi-partisan support for a new push to force schools to release more information to parents about student ...

TRAINEE primary teachers are graduating without sufficient skills to teach maths to P7 pupils, MSPs have been told. The time devoted to the basics of literacy and numeracy on teacher training courses ...