"I am routinely asked questions like, 'What's eight times zero?' Or, 'how many sides does a triangle have?' These are eighth graders." ...

This is part two of a five-part series examining the impact of Oregon’s outdated method of calculating student poverty on the Reynolds School District. To tell these stories, a reporter and ...

Mathematics be a tricky subject, and many students struggle to get the hang of it, finding it difficult to solve problems and equations in class. It requires a special sort of attention that one can’t ...

Many students face challenges in building confidence with math, and educators often look for ways to better support their learning. With Math Progress, educators can quickly generate formative ...

The lesson for other states is clear: stop chasing the next big idea and focus instead on teachers, basic systems and execution. Even if we focus narrowly on the most basic education outcomes—whether ...

Students are barely beginning to recover from a historic decline in math performance. Across every grade and region of the country, students in every racial, income, and disability group have ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Dyscalculia is a learning disability related to mathematics. It's not unusual for a child to have a tough time with math homework now and then. But if they do well in other subjects but have problems ...

Mathematics, often termed the language of the universe, is a subject that fascinates as much as it challenges. As educators striving to illuminate the intricate beauty of mathematics, finding the ...

Is mathematics discovered or invented? Some people believe that mathematics is the language of the universe, and it’s just waiting to be uncovered. Others believe that mathematics is a human construct ...

Visitors to my fifth-grade classroom sometimes comment that it’s not exactly a quiet place. I smile every time, though during one recent math lesson I did wonder whether we might get a call from the ...