Jan. 29—DANVILLE — You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard way — well, the hard plastic way. A few weeks ago, her students ...

Fairplains Elementary third-grader Railyn Satow puts together a cookie mix using fractions during the eighth annual Fractions Cooking Show at the school. (Photo by Brett Dunlap) PARKERSBURG — ...

Right about now, your kids are probably enjoying their summer vacation with plenty of time floating around in the pool or at the beach. It’s hard to believe school starts in about a month for many ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Retired engineer and inventor Ed Evenson might have a 0.00001 chance of changing the way math is taught in Illinois, but you won’t catch him giving a half-effort. Evenson, of Rolling Meadows, says ...

Fractions are enough to make you cry if you’re not a math whiz, but Microsoft Excel handles them very well. In fourth-grade math, you learned fraction basics: Fractions are a numerical representation ...

PowerPoint is an effective visual aid, as you can use it to present concise bits of information using graphics, words and numbers. If you try to type fractions on a PowerPoint presentation slide and ...