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

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

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

Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate their own. In the procedure, she randomly separates students into groups of ...

Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...

HURRICANE, Washington County — Americans have a complicated relationship with math. Studies reveal that a vast majority of adults living in the United States believe math skills are essential — but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple ...

Math readiness has emerged as a defining education issue for Hawaii as lawmakers and school leaders prepare for the 2026 ...