A boy in Lafayette, Indiana, recently thought his struggle with math was an emergency. He called 911 and told the operator he’d had a bad day at school and had tons of homework. The operator asked him ...
Two decades ago, a new way of teaching math drew interest and caught fire across higher education. Instead of having students sit in a lecture hall listening to a professor walk through mathematical ...
As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...
Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...
February 19, 2026 - Arizona State University wants Cal Grants for its California-based students, but California officials say its not eligible. Fierce wars continue to rage around math instruction, ...
About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...
A 1956 New York Times article details a report from the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, revealing that in elementary and secondary school, mathematics earned the title of “the most hated ...