We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...

Math is, by definition, a subject about numbers. But at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics this week, math educators said the subject has its own language, too—and knowing how to speak it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page ...

Students learn academic content because they need it to solve the problem in front of them. Math becomes a language for ...

Sooner or later, everyone fails at something. But does everyone learn from their failures? In fact, the evidence suggests that most people struggle to grow from mistakes and defeats. When researchers ...

Mary Lynn Reed currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). IDA is a nonprofit corporation that operates three Federally Funded Research and Development ...

Math Notes is introduced in the latest version of iOS and iPadOS 18. It automatically calculates math equations and displays the results as you write. You can use it to solve various math problems and ...