Confidence doesn’t come naturally to everyone, and for young girls, external influences such as societal pressures and stereotypes can often stifle their potential. The good news is that confidence ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mental math system developed in the 1800's is helping some local students ace standardized tests and win math competitions. But the method isn't taught in most Houston schools.

Sabrina Colon, a first-year student at University of California, Merced, remembers when math first became a problem. She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jessica Baron is a tech ethicist and a freelance writer and editor. Beyond the argument that education should be designed to ...

Barbara Oakley flunked her way through high school math and science courses and didn’t start studying the subjects seriously until her mid-20s. Now, she is a professor of engineering at Oakland ...