Math has gotten a bad rap. I would go so far as to say that many students love to hate math. No other school subject has the power to elicit as much chagrin from students, parents, and teachers alike.

We need students to see themselves as mathematicians and to recognize math in the world all around them. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one ...

Those are the big questions now that everyone's worried about India and China outproducing us in technology wizards. And President Bush has staked part of his second term on finding the answers. In ...

Hear that change jingling in my pocket? Good. I have two little questions for you. I have a quarter, a dime and a nickel. How much money DO I have? I have three coins. How much money COULD I have? The ...

“Math is a super easy subject that anyone can master”, said no man ever. Math is indeed challenging, but it can never be boring. The complex theorems, bind-twisting numbers, and complicated algebraic ...

This column will make the case that many people, including holders of graduate degrees, professional researchers and even editors of scientific journals, can be too easily impressed by math. A ...

People on TikTok are stunned that 29 multiplied by 3 is 87. Number values can be very psychological, "sounding" one way while being another. Division rules and common core principles can help unwire ...