American students have been falling behind in math for decades—with test scores that consistently rank in the bottom 25% globally compared to students in other developed countries—and the COVID-19 ...

In his State of the Union Address on Jan. 31, President Bush called for training 70,000 additional teachers to lead Advance Placement courses in math and science and bringing 30,000 math and science ...

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...

Exciting a brain region using electrical noise stimulation can help improve mathematical learning in those who struggle with the subject, according to a new study from the Universities of Surrey and ...

After results from the 2024 NAEP were released, it became evident that students are struggling with math achievement. Amid disappointing and stagnant scores, district leaders are looking for a ...

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. At least, he wants them to feel that way occasionally and temporarily. Mostly an administrator these days, Fisher still ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday is expected to announce plans to boost math instruction in her State of the State policy speech through guidance for school districts and increased professional ...

A D.C. education nonprofit will use a $20 million gift to tutor 6,000 children in math and train more than 2,000 teachers on the best ways to teach the subject. The donation, from an anonymous ...

This time of year has always been challenging for teachers. I know it was for me. We are past the halfway point in the school year, but right in the middle of the coldest, greyest months in the ...

Middle school math class probably isn’t on most people’s lists of favorite school memories. But that could be changing in one central Alabama school district thanks to the efforts of a corps of math ...

Many of America’s top math students may be naturally good at numbers, but when it comes to the appeal of the subject, a vast number of them point to teachers as being the most influential in boosting ...