The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

Growing up, I did well in my studies and extracurriculars and always believed I would be a great teacher for my own kids one day. When I became a mother, that started to come true. For years, I helped ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension with complex math concepts, making them a common hurdle for students. The good ...

My daughter came to me last Tuesday night with her math homework, and I froze. She's in seventh grade. The worksheet had something about solving two-step equations with variables on both sides, and ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...