American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and rapidly accelerated in the wake of the pandemic. Almost 4 in 10 eighth graders scored ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Math education is ...

Toward the end of last school year, I sat on a virtual mathematics panel discussing the resilience of students in the face of COVID-19’s traumatic educational consequences. I began to examine the ...

No matter the age, there's one school subject that just doesn't add up for many people, and trying to solve it can bring nerves and even fear. Balancing weights, measuring steps and stacking blocks ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

Welcome to the SciFri Book Club page about Is Math Real? by Eugenia Cheng. There’s lots of ways to participate: Read the book, join our community space, attend an event, sign up for our email ...

Math education is rapidly changing. And while there are real headwinds with respect to math achievement, the new ideas and curricula that are emerging have the potential to power real progress for ...

Too many potential STEM students, especially Latino and Black students, are being filtered out of opportunities because of tracking and placement practices. Too many students of all races are being ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

Counting bears are frequently used in early childhood classrooms and may be especially useful for students with math disabilities as they learn that numbers correspond with a certain quantity of items ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. You might have seen the term “Boy Math” thrown around the internet ...