The problem, the study suggests, is that there’s no bridge between math learned in school and math encountered in real-life ...

Adding applied math courses is also on the agenda. A new open letter signed by more than 250 company CEOs calls for states to require students to take courses in computer science and artificial ...

And for math fanatic and BYU math education professor Doug Corey, Pi Day is the perfect day to celebrate the real-life application of math.

Combining this approach with asking students what they’re interested in learning about in math often ignites sparks of curiosity, wonder, and motivation to persevere when the math becomes harder.

Americans are largely unsatisfied with the way math is taught across the nation's classrooms, according to a new national survey of parents of school-age children, teachers and adults.

Corey agrees, recognizing the common paradox many students face: understanding that math is useful but struggling to envision its real-world applications. Traditionally, mathematics classes were ...

Is Math Real? Eugenia Cheng Basic Books, $30. Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living.

Save a life” program will be presented to math teachers from around the state at the Imagine the Places You’ll Go STEM Conference on August 3 and 4 in Boise.

Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10% – a ...