One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At ...

Focusing on these behaviors gives a much clearer picture of a child's actual math skills and their confidence in using them.

For Walnut Grove Elementary School fourth-grader Rohan Ramesh, solving tough problems is part of the fun. That passion ...

Why it matters: Math quizzes combine entertainment and education, helping you boost problem-solving skills while having fun. What’s available: From kindergarten-level basics to advanced algebra and ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – For years, math teachers have been trying to make learning fun. A teacher here in our area may have finally cracked the code. Longtime math guru Andy Lovejoy and his wife ...

Some leaders reduce our math crisis to two words: test scores. For decades, hopes of progress were dashed by flat to declining scores. Full-bore panic about fading global competitiveness. Urgent calls ...

Educational posters hang on a wall inside a transitional kindergarten classroom at Ira Harbison Elementary School in National City on April 21, 2026. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters Welcome to ...

Federal survey data suggests that the amount of math homework assigned to fourth and eighth grade students, in particular, has been steadily declining for the past decade. Credit: Stanislaw ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

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.

“How did you get that answer?” That’s what I used to ask my students as I walked around to check their math work. More often than not, my question was met with a shrug, an “I guessed,” or a vague ...

Mathematical understanding should be a goal for every student and something they feel capable of achieving. But translating that belief into classroom practice remains one of the central challenges in ...