A mixed class of Year 2 and 3 students — equivalent to first and second grades in the United States — practices fractions at Beach Haven School in Auckland, New Zealand. The government has instituted ...

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This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...