Modeling, pre-teaching, and effective use of visuals can help struggle students, speakers at an EdWeek forum said.

How’s this for a prickly real-world math problem: In the United States, only about one-third of eighth graders are proficient in mathematics. Just half of high school graduates taking the ACT are ...

In the past 20 years, parents have taken to heart public-awareness campaigns urging them to read to their children every night. But math initiatives have not gained as much traction—even as emerging ...

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My kids have a strange aversion to numbers. They seem to like the idea of quantifying things around them, but when the numbers hit three or four digits we have something of a family mental block.

A recent study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests that adults who are better at math tend to rely less on the ...

Not only are core math concepts missing by design, but the rigorous statistics and computer science skills needed for more advanced coursework are also lacking. A group of middle school girls is ...

What’s the reason for your child’s math anxiety? US Department of Education, CC BY If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common ...