Students are welcomed back to a public school reopened after the pandemic. But students have a long way to go to recover lost time. (Los Angeles Times) There's nothing good to say about the ...

Math scores, as reflected on standardized tests in the United States, continue to be dreadfully low. The number of American students completing degrees in mathematics and engineering is at an all-time ...

A former student sent me a copy of Ramsey Campbell’s column “Old math, New Math, how ’bout just plain phooey on math,” in the April 25 edition of the Lake Sentinel. Opinions are like noses — we all ...

As a math educator, I often find myself in conversations with parents who tell me, "I was never good at math, so it's not surprising my son isn't good either." I've also spoken with teachers who tell ...

CHICAGO — As a high-school algebra teacher, the most common question I got from students was: "Why do we have to learn this? When will it ever matter?" I had to answer this same question in a "Methods ...

Mary has six apples and four times as many oranges. How many more oranges than apples does she have? Pencils down. How did you do? If you went to school in this country, you likely solved the problem ...

Depending on where you look, Mizzou’s ratio is either 18:1 or 17:1; it’s a simple error, sure, but one that says a lot. That ...