The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Imagine a classroom full of bright young students, all striving to do their best on a high school math test. They sit, heads slightly bowed, pencils ready, each one thinking about how to tackle each ...

Jeff Simon (c) works with his math students Gabriel Raposo (r), 15 and Luka Esquer (l), 15 on their Intermediate Algebra classroom assignment at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, Calif., on Oct. 22.

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

Imagine you’re a character in a math problem. You have three platters, but two cakes. All three platters need to have the same amount of cake. How would you split it? Without even saying the word ...

Faced with her son’s struggle with dyslexia, one mom built an AI platform to help kids learn their own way The decision wasn’t made lightly. Although Gajilan worked in technology, she didn’t let Tobey ...