Learning math takes effort and can even feel uncomfortable, but moments of struggle and mistakes are part of the process. Research shows that productive struggle in math leads to better learning. But ...

April 30, 2026 - Students at college campuses across California recover hundreds of pounds of unserved food from dining halls to serve to their hungry classmates. California stands at a pivotal moment ...

Math can be a daunting, yet necessary, part of a student’s undergraduate curriculum. But the College of Science is stepping up to help students in first-year math courses succeed with the Saturday ...

This press release originally appeared online. As AI becomes more widespread in education, more than half of high school students (56 percent) polled think it can go a long way in reducing math ...

Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that ...

An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem ...

We teach the wrong math, tested in the wrong way, writes Ted Dintersmith.

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 ...

Mathematician Kevin Buzzard of Imperial College London is training computers how to prove one of the most famous problems in math history: Fermat’s last theorem. Resolving the problem isn’t the point.

Now that the school year is underway, many of us are settling back into routines. Early mornings, packed lunches, homework and afterschool activities are once again part of our daily lives. But if you ...

Hancy Maxis says that math skills helped him find work after being released from prison. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...