Ever dreamt of solving math problems in your head with the speed of a calculator? Mental math might seem challenging, but it's a skill attainable through the right tools and techniques. The abacus, an ...

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right? By Sarah Mervosh Photographs by Rory Doyle Reporting from Hazlehurst, Miss. and Jackson, Miss.

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The board of education approved changes to the mathematics curriculum for incoming high school students during its Jan. 6 ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

Cassidy has asked 35 institutions about incoming students' math abilities, citing a "crisis" in K-12 math education.

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Alumni of Palo Alto public schools shared their perspective on the change, which will allow students to take post-calculus ...

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Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...