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 ...

Higher earnings, better job security and a greater level of understanding of the world around you. Those are some of the most obvious benefits of studying math. So where do our students stand and what ...

A privately funded nonprofit is running TV and radio ads for Gov. Dan McKee's "Math Matters" campaign. The ads feature various professionals explaining the importance of math in their jobs but do not ...

Math vocabulary alone isn’t a silver bullet—but research shows it’s linked to stronger academic achievement when paired with expert teaching practices.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education hosted the “Math Matters Ri Extravaganza” on Saturday. The event, hosted ...

Student Lila Conley works on a calculus problem during the Bridge to Calculus summer program at Northeastern University. Credit: Reba Saldanha/AP The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the nation witnesses unprecedented declines in academic achievement, one of the largest education philanthropies has announced ...

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together into perfect rectangles. As she moves the Fibonacci sequence puzzle around, ...

Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor What is 29 + 14?