Michelle Perk doesn’t think much about balancing work and family life, because every student she’s ever taught is like family to her. “Each class becomes family,” said the Southeast Middle School ...

Gender gaps in math achievement and teacher expectations that boys are stronger at math than girls start to form by kindergarten, according to a study released Thursday by the American Educational ...

Almost 60 percent of Palo Alto parents supplement their children’s math education through private tutors, extra workbooks and other means, mostly because they feel Palo Alto classes aren’t challenging ...