The problem, the study suggests, is that there’s no bridge between math learned in school and math encountered in real-life situations. Despite great economic progress in the past 20 years, many ...

Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has an eye-opening way to answer. Skip to content.

Known as the Lady Gaga of math education, Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a boutique math and science tutoring studio in Toronto that’s changing stereotypes about what math ...

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 ...

Math anxiety creates real barriers in life, with 47% saying it has held them back at work or school, and 37% reporting it interferes with financial decisions.

When they come to math class, they’ll say, ‘I'm just anxious. I can't do math.’ And you'll hear kids say that: ‘I'm not a math person. I can't do this.’ We need to [invest in] our teachers more, all ...

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 ...

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.