Student work posted in an elementary school before the pandemic shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem, one of many methods students have learned with Common Core.

Key Takeaways ・UCSD has seen a dramatic increase in freshmen needing remedial math, rising from 1 in 100 to 1 in 8, ...

The future elementary school teachers that Mark Montgomery works with at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, share a common fear: Most of them are “extremely anxious” about math.

Today’s teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving over traditional formulas and equations, but these changes may be critical for the next generation. A group of children work together on a ...

This post first appeared in Business Insider. The Common Core has come under fire by parents who say the new education standards make math needlessly complicated. Last week, the New York Times’ Motoko ...

I am a bit troubled by this new column from state Superintendent Richard Woods in which he decries “funny math methods.” I have never understood the assumption that somehow, if parents in Georgia ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...

Mathematical methods courses have long been a fixture of physics departments, but they are rare in chemistry departments. Only a handful of chemistry departments offer them. The departments that do ...

TORONTO – Don’t get math teachers started on best teaching practices. The discussions are emotional, heated and they don’t agree on much – except that Canadian kids are falling behind their peers in ...