We’ve created a generation — parents and children alike — paralyzed by numerators without denominators. A single alarming ...

Life gets busy, and sometimes those basic math skills from school days get a little rusty. Whether you're budgeting, ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

The University of California San Diego has reported a staggering 30-fold increase in the number of students unable to do ...

Does math give you trouble? Here's some encouragement: Despite their miniature brains, a new study says honeybees can learn basic arithmetic. If they can do it, so can you! According to a study ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

In Illinois, officials at the State Board of Education hope to close the gap through the development of a statewide, ...

Have you ever met someone who just… couldn’t do the most basic thing? Like boil water. Or read a map. Or properly use a turn signal? It’s wild how some fundamental life skills—things you’d think ...

This story was originally published on August 8, 2024, and has been updated. Your smartphone is designed to suck you in. You might pick it up to quickly check the weather, only to find yourself an ...