Rishi Sunak has promised a radical shake-up to the way maths is taught in English schools with the introduction of mandatory lessons until the age of 18. One in three English adults stumped by ...

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication facts or encourage creative strategies to solve problems? The answer, ...

To recall the valuable contributions of the brilliant mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, National Mathematics Day is observed every year on on his birthday anniversary on December 22. It is observed ...

The Aspen School District will host a screening of the documentary “Counted Out” next week to encourage students to engage with math outside of the classroom. The documentary explores civil rights, ...

Math literacy is increasingly recognized as a fundamental civil right for securing a living wage and participating fully in modern society. This belief was strongly advocated by civil rights activist ...

How can teachers help all students become successful in mathematics? It is a deceptively complicated question—one that invites different ideas in the field about how best to prepare students for ...

Two researchers have published a study that asked students if they see themselves as a math or science person, then followed up with them several times in following years. Results showed those who ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Manil Suri (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic ...

In last year's academic achievement assessment, one out of seven middle school third-year students remained at the lowest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Despite growing awareness of the lack of gender equality in STEM, a ...