About a decade ago, leaders at the Kentucky Department of Education set out to develop guidelines for what quality math instruction should looked like in the state, convening educators from the ...

Hannah Moulton teaches Algebra 1. But before her 9th graders get started on graphing linear functions or solving quadratic equations, she makes sure that they have a much more basic skill down pat.

Jo Boaler, a Stanford University professor and one of the country’s most influential experts on math education, has misrepresented scholars’ findings in her work to the point of showing a “reckless ...

Ruth Kermish, Ph.D., is executive director of the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA). Cheryl Tobey is a STEM ...

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

Kelly Duong and Melanie Khiem both excelled in their math classes at Lowell High School and UMass Lowell. But they can’t say the same for many of their friends and classmates, especially after the ...

Number sense is so ingrained that many adults don’t remember being taught such early math skills, much like learning how to read. But unlike the recent wave of evidence on science-based reading ...

Update: On Friday, May 9, the National Science Foundation announced that it was eliminating its Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM to align with its mission priorities to “foster scientific ...

A new survey finds New York parents worry about the quality of their kids’ math education. The EdTrust-New York survey finds ...