It's no secret that math is a subject many find challenging, possibly even intimidating. Too often, we hear both adults and students openly proclaim themselves as "bad at math," stating they "just can ...

Core ideas of calculus remain vital for STEM fields, but other mathematical areas have grown in importance. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com The mathematics education system in the U.S. is overdue ...

Stimulating the brain with a weak current of electricity can enhance a person's math skills for up to six months without influencing other mental functions, new research finds. These results could one ...

If you’re one of the many people, yours truly included, who always found math class a bit on the difficult side then maybe all you needed was a jolt of electricity. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has ...

The Nation’s Report Card makes one thing painfully clear: American kids are failing in math, and the education system has been failing them for decades. New research from National Center for Education ...

Calls to retain South Dakota’s current math standards continued at the state Board of Education Standards meeting Monday, Nov. 10, as opponents flagged a proposed rewrite of the standards as overly ...

To the editor: It might behoove Daniel Willingham to take a peek at current math standards and math textbooks for elementary schools. His many complaints about the teaching of math are practically the ...

Stimulating the brain with a nonpainful electrical current can jump-start peoples' math skills, scientists say. The finding could lead to new, long-lasting treatments for people with moderate to ...

As the Ontario government tries to tackle declining math grades in the province's classrooms, one teacher argues that the teaching style known as "discovery math" could be to blame. "One of the issues ...

The Common Core math standards have been contentious since they were launched several years ago, with many parents taking to social media to complain about their kids getting incomprehensible homework ...