We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...

About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

The idea of being “bad at math” or “not a math person” is deeply entrenched in American education — for students and teachers alike. But it doesn’t have to be, says Phonisha Hawkins, director of ...

BALTIMORE -- Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying ...

Math is not everyone's favorite subject—it can be frustrating and tedious when equations seem to come from thin air and concepts lack proper context. A great solution to this problem would be a class ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same ...

Struggling to help your child with their homework? The older they get, the more difficult the assignments become, and for ...

It is not the academic integrity issue that looms the largest in higher education’s use of generative AI apps. Rather, it is our students’ need to gain knowledge, experience and skills with the ...

It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...