A column by Virginia Warfield of the University of Washington suggests that the rising storm of criticism of Washington state K-12 math education is based on myths ("Many math 'truths' are in fact ...

I love debates, as frequent readers of this column know. I learn the most when I am listening to two well-informed advocates of opposite positions going at each other. I have held several debates here ...

Should we be worried that young girls are not pursuing math-related careers at the same rate as young men? After all, in our technological era, many of tomorrow’s well-paying jobs will require ...

Across the nation, kids are heading back to school. It’s an exciting time. I remember both the joy and the nervousness that came with my now twin 13-year-olds' first starting school. In fact, one day ...

Pensacola, FL (WEAR) - Equations, formulas and variables are some of the basics of algebra skills, but to some doing this kind of math can be a real headache. A new book creating some controversy on ...

When it comes to stem jobs like engineering and medicine and computers, there’s a long history of gender performance bias, with many people believing that boys’ math capabilities are better than girls ...