A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

Take the pressure off of problem-solving with engaging thinking games that encourage students to work together to find ...

The game will be familiar to Scrabble or Words with Friends players, but the Times is adding a few twists of its own.

It might not seem like there's enough information to solve these logic puzzles—but that's part of the fun!

An 11-year-old Ridgeview student’s idea became a math club that placed in the top 10% nationally in its first year of ...

These four classroom shifts can make academic risk-taking feel safer, clearer, and more worthwhile for middle school students ...

For years, John Alle complained to Los Angeles officials about homelessness. Now, fed up, he’s trying to make a dent in the problem on his own. For years, John Alle complained to Los Angeles officials ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

LAWRENCE — A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using ...

For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new study published in Nature by a team of researchers including Nobel laureates ...

This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...