There was a time that I thought that understanding math was more useful than memorizing it. A certain amount of memorization is essential, especially for lower-level math. For example, you need to ...

Have you ever tried to help a child with their third-grade math homework, only to find yourself stumped? You're not alone. Many adults are surprised to discover that some of the math concepts taught ...

How can early-childhood educators best help children from low-income families succeed when it comes to learning math? Researchers from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...

WIESBADEN, Germany -- Students at Aukamm Elementary are getting hands-on experience in mathematical concepts that will lay the foundation for their future math learning, thanks to an enterprising ...

Poor performance in previous math classes and low confidence are some of students’ biggest stumbling blocks when it comes to math success, according to a new survey about math education. The survey of ...

Nearly three years ago, Elham Kazemi stood before teachers at Lake­ridge Elementary with more bad news about their students’ math skills. The teachers at the Renton School District school already knew ...

Educators and administrators in recent years have been eager to reimagine math instruction. Troubled by high failure rates in ...

Contextualizing math is the path forward for math instruction across the country--making it relevant help students grasp ...

Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, John Nash—these “beautiful” minds never fail to enchant the public, but they also remain somewhat elusive. How do some people progress from being able to ...