A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

When students begin to see themselves as math thinkers, they engage actively, explore creatively, and feel more motivated.

Two boards from the same region were singled out for their strong standardized test scores amid disappointing overall results ...

A 1956 New York Times article details a report from the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, revealing that in elementary and secondary school, mathematics earned the title of “the most hated ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

For the last 25 years, my professional life has been devoted to teaching math. I’ve taught math to students in grades 6–8 as well as high school geometry, and I have loved every moment of it. For the ...

Inside her fifth-grade classroom at Brandon Elementary School, teacher Jill Carlson sees her students slumped in their chairs ...

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Student work posted in an elementary school before the pandemic shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem, one of many methods students have learned with Common Core.

EdSource · This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality ...

Many college students struggle with math anxiety, which can slow their progression toward a degree or impact their choice of program of study. Some colleges and universities have sought to decrease ...